Republicans hope the U.S. Supreme Court will overrule a three-judge panel and bring the new map back into play, but the deadline for candidates to file is less than three weeks away, Dec. 8.

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.

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas Regional Chamber forum. Johnson’s district was targeted in ...

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, who largely spearheaded Texas House Democrats' efforts to flee the state and break quorum in protest of the map, said the Trump-appointed federal judge's decision "stopped one of the most brazen attempts to steal our democracy that Texas has ever seen."