The court ruling came after California voters formally approved a ballot measure that was introduced to counteract Texas' redistricting.

The decision was a blow to Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump, who hoped the redistricting would help the party pick up seats in next year’s midterms.

Until being labeled as the "radical left," Brown was widely supported by Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously hired him as his clerk. Abbott called the ruling “clearly erroneous.

A panel of federal judges in Texas on Tuesday blocked the state’s new GOP-favored House map from being used ahead of the 2026 midterms by declaring it a likely racial gerrymander, dealing a blow to Republicans who have looked to net extra seats.

A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms was based on race, not just political advantage for the GOP.

The congressional redistricting Texas Republicans pushed forward this summer didn’t just reshape two of Houston’s most historically diverse districts: It also changed which voters there have the power to choose who will represent them in Washington.

The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit seeking to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters.

Judges blocked Texas from using its new GOP-drawn congressional map, saying it was likely a racial gerrymander.