GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A Texas appeals court denied a request to block Galveston County from using voting maps drawn after the March primary elections for its November elections.

In a short opinion, the 14th Court of Appeals rejected a petition to block the county from implementing precinct maps adopted after the March primary elections.

The plaintiffs argued that Galveston County should not be allowed to hold a primary election using one map and a general election using another.