The decision was a blow to Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump, who hoped the redistricting would help the party pick up seats in next year’s midterms.

Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in key contests in Texas in March.

Gerrymandering involves almost inescapable trade-offs between risk and reward. The more districts you try to create that favour your party, the smaller the margins of victory you can expect in each one—and the more vulnerable you become to losing many of them at once.

The Texas Republican Party has replaced its executive director amid a reported shakeup in the state party. Micah Cavanaugh, who previously served as chief of staff to North Texas Congressman Ron Wright as well as to Texas House Rep. Tony Tinderholt, was listed on the Texas GOP website as the new executive director Wednesday.

First, a switch to new congressional maps. Now, a switch back to the old ones, with a key deadline approaching, and another reversal possible.

A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms was based on race, not just political advantage for the GOP.

A federal court blocked a GOP-led redistricting proposal in Texas on Tuesday, ruling the new congressional map amounts to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. But political and election experts say the decision has no impact on California’s voter-approved effort to redraw its own congressional lines.

Gov. Greg Abbott called federal judge Jeffrey Brown's redistricting decision "gross misjudgment" and said he's confident the U.S. Supreme Court will side with Texas.

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map intended to flip several Democratic-held U.S. House of Representatives seats to Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, faulting Governor Greg Abbott for directing the legislature to draw it based on race.

Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett pauses retirement plans after federal judges block GOP redistricting map in major gerrymandering ruling.

Taxpayers fund primary elections. Every eligible voter should have the right to participate — not just party loyalists. The Republican Party of Texas recently filed a lawsuit to shut independent voters out of its primary elections,