A federal court dealt a major blow on Tuesday to Republicans' hopes of picking up five new GOP seats in Congress next year in Texas, ruling that the party's redraw was unconstitutional. But the decision was far from the last word on the case.

A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

Moody said that the entire redistricting process was “almost unprecendented” and was pushed by the Trump Administration looking to gain five additional seats in Congress.

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff in a special congressional election in Texas, NBC News projects, as a crowded field vied to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s de...