The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use the election map favored by President Donald Trump in the 2026 midterm election, according to a new report from CNN.
The ruling paves the way for Texas Republicans to use a map that will give them a significant advantage over Democrats in the election. It also blocked a lower court's ruling that the map was illegal because it was likely drawn on the basis of race, according to the report.
"The decision could have significant consequences for next year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of the House for the final two years of Trump’s presidency," CNN's report reads in part. "Had Texas been blocked from using its new map, it would have upended Trump’s nationwide push to avoid a Democratic House majority."
Mid-cycle redistricting has become a central part of Trump's efforts to maintain the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Several Trump-aligned state legislatures, such as Texas, Missouri, and North Carolin, have all proposed new maps.
California passed a new map that gave Democrats five new Congressional seats, effectively nullifying the gains Republicans made with the Texas map. Other Democrat-controlled states like Virginia, Maryland, and Illinois are considering new maps as well.
