Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favorable to GOP in 2026 Politics Dec 4, 2025 6:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.

The justices acted on an emergency request from Texas for quick action because qualifying in the new districts already has begun, with primary elections in March.

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The Supreme Court’s order puts the 2-1 ruling blocking the map on hold at least unt

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