得克萨斯州在新国会地图上面临联邦挑战, 被指责为种族拉皮条, 以削弱黑人和拉丁裔的选票。 Texas faces a federal challenge over its new congressional map, accused of racial gerrymandering to weaken Black and Latino votes.

得克萨斯州面对联邦法院对其新绘制的国会地图的质疑, 该地图于2025年8月在特别会议期间通过, 民权团体指控种族利益悬殊, 冲淡了黑人和拉丁裔的投票权。 Texas faces a federal court challenge to its newly drawn congressional map, passed in August 2025 during a special session, with civil rights groups alleging racial gerrymandering that dilutes Black and Latino voting power. 尽管得克萨斯州官员声称有党派战略,但国家重新划分选区基金会、NAACP和其他人认为,该地图的绘制带有歧视性意图,使共和党人拥有最多5个席位的优势,尽管得克萨斯州官员声称有党派策略。 The National Redistricting Foundation, NAACP, and others argue the map, which could give Republicans an advantage of up to five seats, was drawn with discriminatory intent despite Texas officials claiming partisan strategy. 在埃尔帕索,由三名法官组成的联邦小组将在10月10日之前决定是否在12月8日2026年期中候选人提交截止日期之前封锁地图。 A federal three-judge panel in El Paso will decide by October 10 whether to block the map ahead of the December 8 candidate filing deadline for the 2026 midterms. 这个案件源于长期存在的拉丁美洲公民联合联盟诉Abbott案,它取决于种族是否是重新划分地区的主导因素。 The case, rooted in the long-running League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott, hinges on whether race was the predominant factor in redistricting. 初步禁止令可以保留2021年地图。 A preliminary injunction could preserve the 2021 map. 与此同时,堪萨斯共和党人正在推动召开特别会议,重新划定国会边界,目的是通过分裂约翰逊郡来挑战民主党。 这场运动的批评者称之为党派强权抢夺。 Meanwhile, Kansas Republicans are pushing for a special session to redraw congressional boundaries, aiming to challenge Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids by splitting Johnson County, a move critics call a partisan power grab.