A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President Donald Trump’s effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision that ...

Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday. The ruling was a blow to ...

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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. The congressional map Texas lawmakers redrew in 2025 are at the center of a ...

Republicans grabbed back the edge in the nationwide redistricting wars as the conservative-led Supreme Court has approved a new GOP-friendly Texas map that should help them flip up to five Democratic ...

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas’ political maps redrawn this summer at the behest of Donald Trump. Credit: Shutterstock / lev radin Republicans can say goodbye to the advantage they briefly gained ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to President Donald Trump by allowing Texas to use a new congressional district map in next year’s midterm elections that was drawn to maximize ...