NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal court on Tuesday blocked Republicans' efforts to use a newly redrawn congressional map in Texas to grab five seats from the Democrats in the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections.

The court ruled that it is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, ordering Texas to use its previous map drawn in 2021.

"Substantial evidence shows that

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