Democrats Taunt Texas GOP After Gerrymander Scheme Flops
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One commenter called it "sweet, poetic revenge."
A federal district court’s ruling this week on a Texas redistricting scheme was bad news for Republicans, and a few Democratic politicians were happy to let them know it.
Back in August, at President Donald Trump’s behest, Republican officials in the Lone Star State enacted a new congressional district map ahead of the 2026 midterms to create five new House seats favoring their party.
But a panel of federal judges in El Paso ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that redrawing the congressional districts would harm Black and Hispanic Texans.
“Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map,” according to the ruling authored by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee.
The news comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pushed for a ballot initiative to allow California’s state legislature to enact its own redistricting scheme favoring Democrats, and California voters approved it on Nov. 4.
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