An American federal court has suspended the electoral map from Texas, deemed discriminatory against minorities, and ordered the use of the 2022 map for the 2026 elections.

A federal court in the U.S. suspended Texas's new electoral map on Tuesday, which would have allowed Republicans to gain five additional seats in the House of Representatives. This decision came after a complaint from African American and Latino voters, who denounced the redistricting as discriminatory. The court found significant evidence that the map was drawn on racial grounds. Texas's Republican governor, Greg Abbott, dismissed the allegations and announced plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. The new map, adopted in August, was criticized for fragmenting districts with majority Latino and African American populations, which would have diluted the Democratic vote. This situation reflects the issue of gerrymandering, where district boundaries are adjusted to favor a particular party.