Supreme Court Blocks Ruling Striking Down Texas Congressional Map

A federal district court ruled Nov. 18 that challengers would likely be able to prove at trial that the state map was racially discriminatory.

U.S. Congressional District maps are displayed as the Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting meets to hear invited testimony on Congressional plan C2308 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 6, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay late Nov. 21, temporarily allowing a newly redrawn election map that was expected to increase Republican representation in the state’s U.S. House delegation.

The Supreme Court took action hours after Texas appealed a federal district court ruling striking down the election map passed earlier this year.