Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map with Republican advantage for 2026 midterms despite racial bias claims.

Lawmakers are trying to plan for the 2026 midterms while waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on redrawn electoral maps.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that controversial electoral maps drawn up by Texas' Republican legislature are legal to use in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

The Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Texas' request to reinstate the legislature's recently redrawn congressional map that gave the GOP a five-seat advantage in 2026.

The Dec. 4 ruling, which overturned a lower court injunction issued two weeks earlier, comes just four days before the deadline for Texas candidates to file to run in the March primary elections.

The state’s top Republicans swiftly praised the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Texas to use its controversial congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The map was designed to give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.

The Supreme Court revived Texas’ congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup opportunities, paving the way Thursdayforit to be

The U.S. Supreme Court says Texas can use its new congressional map that positions Republicans to gain seats in Congress in the 2026 midterms. The ruling comes after a panel of three judges ruled the 2025 maps could not be used for the 2026 elections.