Judge rejects ‘racially gerrymandered’ maps in Texas that gave Republicans extra districts
Federal judge instructed state to use older maps, with Republicans likely to appeal decisionUS politics live – latest updatesNew maps that added five Republican districts in Texas hit a legal roadblock on Tuesday, with a federal judge saying the state cannot use the 2025 maps because they are...
<p>Federal judge instructed state to use older maps, with Republicans likely to appeal decision</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/18/house-vote-jeffrey-epstein-files-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-us-politics-live-news">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>New maps that added five Republican districts in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a> hit a legal roadblock on Tuesday, with a federal judge saying the state cannot use the 2025 maps because they are likely “racially gerrymandered”.</p><p>The decision is likely to be appealed, given the push for more Republican-friendly congressional maps nationwide and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s full-court press on his party to make them. Some states have followed suit, and some Democratic states have retaliated, pushing to add more blue seats to counteract <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans">Republicans</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/texas-congressional-redistricting-maps">Continue reading...</a>
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