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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Eleanor Klibanoff

Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

A newly released redistricting map of Texas is visible on a laptop during a Senate session on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
A newly released redistricting map of Texas is visible on a laptop during a Senate session on July 30, 2025. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

This week, a trio of federal judges will consider whether Texas can use its new congressional map in the 2026 election, marking the first legal test for the districts produced by a summer of intense partisan clashing.

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