A lower court order on Texas’ new congressional map has made its way to the high court. It could be the first of several mid-decade redistricting pushes.

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.

A federal judge issued a scathing dissent of a ruling tossing Texas's new congressional map as the battle moves to the Supreme Court.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott almost immediately denounced the decision as “clearly erroneous” and insisted the court had undermined the legislature’s constitutional authority by “imposing a different map by judicial edict.” The state quickly moved to appeal.

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, who largely led Texas House Democrats' efforts to flee the state and break quorum in protest of the map, said the Trump-appointed federal judge's decision "stopped one of the most brazen attempts to steal our democracy that Texas has ever seen."

The Texas Supreme Court issued a significant clarification on when shareholders may sue individually rather than derivatively for breach of

The Trump and Biden administrations have both sought to preserve a tactic known as “metering” to limit those seeking refuge before they reach the border.