Reference News Network, November 19 report - According to Reuters, November 18 report, the U.S. federal court on November 18 blocked Texas from implementing a new congressional district map. The map aims to allow Republicans to gain multiple House seats currently held by Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. The court ruled that Texas Governor Greg Abbott instructed the state legislature to draw the district map based on racial factors.
A panel of three judges voted 2 to 1 to make the ruling, which is a major blow to Texas Republicans. Previously, Trump had urged them to redraw the state's congressional district boundaries to maximize the number of Republican candidates elected and to preserve the party's slim majority in the House.
Abbott called the ruling "absurd" and immediately filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
The report said that the newly drawn district map in Texas could have allowed Republicans to gain up to five seats currently held by Democrats, sparking nationwide partisan battles over redistricting. These battles occurred not only in states governed by Republicans but also in those led by Democrats.
However, a panel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas supported the civil rights organizations' opposition to the new district map, ruling to prohibit the implementation of the new map. The state must use the old district map from 2021 to organize the next year's congressional election. According to the 2021 map, the Republicans currently hold 25 of the 38 U.S. House seats in Texas. (Translated by Liu Baiyun)
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