A federal court blocked Texas from using its redrawn congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, ordering the map used for the 2022 and 2024 elections to be used next November.

The 2-1 ruling of the panel of two federal district judges and one circuit judge wipes away a map that would have likely given Republicans five additional seats in the House of Representatives, at least for now. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown wrote the majority opinion, which was joined by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama, while U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith said he would file a dissenting opinion.