The U.S. Supreme Court will now make a final decision on whether Texas can use its new congressional map, which was drawn this summer to benefit Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. The outcome could have a huge impact on which party controls the U.

The state attorney general has appealed to the Supreme Court, while the governor and conservative legislators have condemned the ruling as judicial overreach

The federal judge who dissented from the order striking down Texas’s new Republican-friendly House map torched his colleague in an explosive opinion

A US court blocked Texas’ new voting map after finding signs of racial gerrymandering. The ruling says Texas must return to its older map for the next election. This decision also affects other states making their own political maps.