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Court blocks Texas from using Trump and GOP-favored House maps for 2026 midterms

A federal court has blocked Texas from using its new congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, directing the state to revert to its previous districts.

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Federal judges block Texas from using new congressional map

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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms

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Court Blocks Texas’ Trump-Ordered Gerrymander

A federal district court ruled that Texas’ mid-decade redistricting enacted in August is an illegal racial gerrymander and ordered the state to use its 2021 maps for the 2026 election.

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Federal court bars Texas from using new Republican-friendly US House map in midterms

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Here’s what officials in Houston and beyond are saying after a court blocked Texas’ new congressional map

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Democrats Taunt Texas GOP After Gerrymander Scheme Flops

The news comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pushed for a special election for a ballot initiative to allow California’s state legislature to enact its own redistricting scheme favoring Democrats, and California voters approved it on Nov. 4.

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Shutdown fight exposes growing turmoil within Democratic Party

The 43-day government shutdown has exposed the intensifying battle between progressives and centrists over the direction of the Democratic Party in 2026 and beyond, an ideological struggle that

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Pritzker, Newsom visit Texas, praise House Democrats who broke quorum to fight against redistricting

Two high-profile Democrats visited the Lone Star State recently and credited Democrats in the Texas House for igniting a nationwide redistricting battle.

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A near upset in North Texas Senate race jolts frayed Democratic hopes ahead of 2026

Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.

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Democrats “defined everything by identity,” Pete Buttigieg says in critique of his party

Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity.