WASHINGTON – Texas can use a congressional map drawn to give President Donald Trump and Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections , the Supreme Cour t said Dec. 4 in a decision that may help the GOP keep control of the U.S. House.

An ideologically divided court paused a lower court's ruling that the map likely discriminates against racial minorities by diluting the voting power of Hispanic and Black Texans.

That opinion, which replaces a temporary freeze on the ruling issued by Justice Samuel Alito on Nov. 21, keeps the map in place for the midterm elections as litigation over the boundaries continues.

The high court said the lower court's ruling was improper because it came too close to the election.

"The District Court improperly inserted itself into an activ

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