EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday. The ...

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The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was the final legislative hurdle ...

(AP) - A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...

EL PASO, Texas — A panel of three federal judges has ruled that Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, blocking the ...