The United States Supreme Court just gave Republicans in the Lone Star State a massive victory, locking in the state’s newly created congressional map and making a path forward for it to be put into use during the 2026 midterm elections. The decision handed down by the highest court in the land overturns a ruling from a lower court that said the map violated federal law.
SCOTUS already allowed the newly drawn lines to be used temporarily in 2025, however, the latest ruling makes that arrangement permanent, putting to bed a long, drawn-out legal battle over Texas’ mid-decade redistricting push. The new map was made after President Donald Trump issued a call for state leaders to help boost the Republican majority in the House of Representatives ahead of a difficult midterm cycle.
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