By Lauren Burke

In a ruling signed by a federal court and signed by a Judge nominated by President Donald Trump, new congressional maps created by the Texas GOP have been blocked.

The maps were recently changed in August after President Trump publicly urged Texas Republicans to redraw the congressional maps to pick up five more GOP seats. Republicans in the Texas state legislature then took action that would help the Republican party keep control of the U.S. House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Currently Republicans control the U.S. House by 219 members versus the Democrats 214 members. There are currently 2 vacancies.

The Texas Republican-led legislature approved the new congressional maps during a mid-decade redistricting effort and the state House passed the maps on August 2

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