Texas Faces Federal Trial Over Allegedly Discriminatory Redistricting
Texas is facing a federal trial starting October 1, 2025, challenging its mid-decade redistricting of congressional maps. The trial focuses on whether the state unlawfully diluted the voting strength of Black and Latino Texans by dismantling majority-minority districts. Governor Abbott signed the new congressional map into law on August 29, 2025.
The redistricting process began after Texas received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice in July 2025. A special legislative session was called in the same month to address redistricting, with former President Trump pressing for 'five more seats' for Republicans. House Democrats broke quorum in August 2025 to protest the redistricting process, stalling progress but ultimately returning to allow the map's passage. Civil-rights groups filed a lawsuit in August 2025 challenging the new map as racially discriminatory. The preliminary-injunction hearing in El Paso is set for October 1, 2025, with the candidate filing period for the 2026 midterms scheduled for November 8 to December 8, 2025. The new map aims to give Republicans up to five additional seats in Congress, potentially securing GOP control of the U.S. House in 2026.
The federal trial in El Paso will determine the legality of Texas' redistricting. State officials maintain the changes were motivated by politics, not race, a distinction critical under federal law. The outcome will significantly impact the 2026 midterm elections and potentially shift the balance of power in the U.S. House.
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