Instead, Paxton is appealing the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court and trying to keep the boundaries intact for the 2018 elections, according to his filings to a panel of three judges in San Antonio. The judges asked Texas whether lawmakers would return to Austin to try making a new map, or if Republican leadership would wait for court-drawn boundaries. While asking the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court’s ruling that Texas intentionally discriminated against minority voters — the fourth such federal ruling this year — Paxton also requested an injunction that would protect Texas from needing a new map. Barring a Supreme Court order, the San Antonio judges would approve new boundaries. In filings, Paxton argued Texas risks “irreparable injury” if the drawing of new maps disrupted its upcoming elections.

Source: Huffington Post August 19, 2017 14:26 UTC