Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A three-judge panel in El Paso has put the brakes on the Trump-ordered mid-decade redistricting of Texas' congressional map: https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-texas-map-blocked-lawsuit-trump-ab4dc519717c6661c63e116c9f26d899
The state, as expected, has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, who now have the next move: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/what-comes-next-for-texas-blocked-gop-gerrymander/
The plans of dozens of incumbents and candidates are thrown into a degree of chaos: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/texas-congressional-redistricting-map-ruling-2026-effect/
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