A Texas congressman who a judge blocked from challenging an effort in California to redraw the state’s congressional maps is trying once more—joined this time by a California representative.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R) of Texas is coordinating with Rep. Darrell Issa (R) to renew a legal fight that Jackson lost last week when a federal court said that any harm he’d incur from California’s maps would be shared equally with other Republican House members.
But Issa, as both a California voter and the representative of a district that would be redrawn, faces harm unlike Congressional members from other states, the two allege in a new lawsuit.
“Representative Issa faces dual injuries from defendants’ unconstitutional actions,” the complaint from Wednesday alleges.
The lawsuit was filed in a single-judge division in the Northern District of Texas, to be heard by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of President Donald Trump. Kacsmaryk on Oct. 23 sided with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) in finding Jackson faced no distinct harm to trigger standing.
Jackson and Issa are asking Kacsmaryk to block California from using proposed congressional districts favoring Democrats after Texas redrew its maps to favor Republicans this summer. California’s proposal is subject to voter approval under Proposition 50, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, in the Nov. 4 election.
Meanwhile, a three-judge panel that heard a challenge to Texas’ map earlier this month could rule at any time.
Jackson and Issa are represented by Farris Parker & Hubbard and Taylor Dykema PLLC.
The case is Jackson v. Weber, N.D. Tex., No. 2:25-cv-00236-z, 10/29/25.
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