The Texas State Capitol on the day of a brand new session of the Texas Home after Democratic lawmakers left the state to disclaim Republicans the chance to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 11, 2025.
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The U.S. Supreme Court docket on Friday quickly blocked a decrease court docket court docket ruling that discovered Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan seemingly discriminates on the premise of race.
The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will stay in place not less than for the following few days whereas the court docket considers whether or not to permit the brand new map favorable to Republicans for use within the midterm elections.
The court docket’s conservative majority has blocked comparable decrease court docket rulings as a result of they’ve come too near elections.
Alito handles emergency appeals from Texas.