A federal panel last week blocked implementation of the state’s revised congressional map, The Dallas Morning News reported. State officials quickly appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
If the ruling stands, candidates would run for Congress under the previous boundaries, forcing election officials to scramble to revert to the previous maps.
“The Court orders that the 2026 congressional election in Texas shall proceed under the map that the Texas Legislature enacted in 2021,” wrote U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown in the 160-page ruling.
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