Texas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
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The state's emergency application comes after a lower court said "substantial evidence" indicated Texas' new map was an illegal racial gerrymander.
Gov. Greg Abbott called federal judge Jeffrey Brown's redistricting decision "gross misjudgment" and said he's confident the U.S. Supreme Court will side with Texas.
Circuit Court Judge Jerry Smith wrote a fiery 104-page dissent attacking colleague Judge Jeffrey Brown's decision to block Texas redistricting maps.