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SCOTUS pauses lower court order that tossed Texas voting maps
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that blocked a new voting map in Texas, allowing the state to proceed for now with a plan aimed at adding more...

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Texas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court after federal judges block newly drawn congressional map for next year's midterm elections
Judge issues berserk dissent from ruling blocking Texas congressional maps
Texas Seeks Supreme Court Order to Use a Congressional Map Judges Held Is Likely Racially Biased
Texas on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that is favorable to Republicans in the 2026 ele...

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Supreme Court Blocks Order That Found Texas Congressional Map Is Likely Racially Biased
Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
US Supreme Court temporarily pauses lower court order that tossed Texas voting maps
The move by Texas to redraw its map prompted a nationwide battle over redistricting for partisan advantage that is playing out in both Republican-governed and Democratic-led states.

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Supreme Court pauses order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
Texas Republicans’ own words backfired in gerrymander ruling
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Texas election map for 2026 are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the ...

Judge blocks Texas from using Trump and GOP-favored House maps for 2026 midterms

The decision comes after a push from President Trump to revise Texas voters' district maps spurred other states to pursue mid-decade redistricting.
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Briscoe Museum to display rare maps showcasing 500 years of Texas history in fall exhibit

History buffs and proud Texans will get to glimpse unique maps, focusing on the Lone Star State at the Briscoe Western Art Museum later this year. The museum is set to unveil "Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps," which includes a rare, private ...
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Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress. “One Big Beautiful Map has passed the ...
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