🚨 NEW: Texas asks the federal 3-judge panel hearing the redistricting cases to pause the cases until after the Supreme Court rules in the Alabama case, saying that the "current formulation of Gingles and the VRA more broadly is on borrowed time." #txlege 1/ 
In addition to arguing that the Texas redistricting cases need to be put on hold to wait for the Alabama decision (which might not come until summer 2023), Texas says the state will redraw legislative maps in 2023 per requirements of the state constitution. #txlege 3/
Texas’ argument on legislative districts is that Texas constitution requires legislative redistricting in the first regular legislative session after “publication” of the census - which Texas understands to be release of the data which occurred in August 2021. #txlege 4/
Hence, Texas says the current legislative maps will only be in effect for the 2022 election cycle and since it is too late to change the maps for 2022, there is no need to hear claims about those maps. #txlege 5/
(This second argument only applies to legislative districts. The Texas constitution is silent as to the timing of congressional redistricting.) #txlege 6/
Needless to say, all the plaintiff groups, including DOJ, oppose the stay. The Texas redistricting cases are currently scheduled to go to trial at the end of September. #txlege 7/
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