Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown granted the injunction, concluding challengers are likely to prove the 2025 map was drawn with race as an unlawful predominant factor.
- A three-judge panel ruled 2–1, with Judge David Guaderrama joining Brown in the majority and Judge Jerry Smith dissenting.
- Texas must use the post‑2020 census congressional lines while the case proceeds, replacing the legislature’s newly approved map for next year’s elections.
- The blocked plan, advanced in special sessions, was designed to advantage Republicans and could have created up to five additional GOP‑leaning seats.
- State officials are expected to appeal rapidly, with reports noting a December 8 candidate filing deadline that tightens the legal timeline.