The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts.

The order boosts GOP’s chances of retaining control of the House of Representatives in next year’s midterm elections.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a new congressional district map in next year's midterm election that was drawn to maximize Republican political power

The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of r

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas approved a new congressional map this summer after Trump urged state GOP lawmakers to craft new House district lines to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the 2026 midterms.

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The split decision hands Republicans a key victory as they head into what is predicted to be a bruising midterm cycle.