Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats

Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats

Hansi Lo Wang

December 04, 2025 / 3:02 pm

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use its new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm election.

The decision released Thursday boosts the GOP's chances of preserving its slim majority in the House of Representatives amid an unprecedented gerrymandering fight launched by President Trump, who has been pushing Texas and other GOP-led states to redraw their congressional districts to benefit Republicans.

The high court's unsigned order follows Texas' emergency request for the justices to pause a three-judge panel's ruling blocking the state's recently redrawn map.

After holding a nine-d