The United States Supreme Court reversed a block on Texas redistricting efforts, ending litigation against new maps that could give Republicans five additional House seats.
Supreme Court Reverses Block On Texas Redistricting
April 28, 2026

The United States Supreme Court reversed a block on Texas redistricting efforts, ending litigation against new maps that could give Republicans five additional House seats.

The high court cited Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens in its order, but did not elaborate on its thinking. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson offered a dissent from the decision.

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