The Texas Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to stop the map from moving forward, but the justices did not decide whether the map itself is legal.
Missouri is the third state to take up congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections.
In the latest episode of This Week in Texas, ABC13 discusses the fallout from the new congressional map passed in the Texas legislature.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
After getting both chambers' approval, legal challenges have started against a redistricting bill, but legal experts said there's not much time for those challenges to stop the map from being implemented.
Republican lawmakers pushed the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.