The left had better hold off on those celebrations regarding that Texas redistricting decision. At least for now.
The United States Supreme Court has just weighed in and stayed a lower court order tossing the Texas redistricting maps that were passed over the summer, which potentially increased the Republicans' chances of gaining more congressional seats in the Lone Star state.
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'Fasten Your Seatbelts': We've Got the Dissent in the Texas Redistricting Case...and It's a Doozy
#Breaking From Alita: Supreme Court pauses lower court order on saying TX redistricting map.
— Ryan Sprouse (@RSprouseNews) November 22, 2025
"It IS ORDERED that the November 18, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, case No. 3:21-cv-259 is hereby administratively stayed pending… pic.twitter.com/selOY6N0Lq
Lawyers for Texas had asked the court earlier Friday to issue a stay and effectively let Texas return — at least for now — to the maps it passed over the summer, which redrew five Democratic House seats to make them more GOP-friendly.
Justice Samuel Alito granted the state's request for an administrative stay, which means the lower court ruling is now on hold until the Supreme Court takes further action.
Texas is asking the high court to stay the lower court ruling on a longer-term basis by Dec. 1, noting that the deadline for candidates to file for next year's primary elections is Dec. 8. He directed the plaintiffs who sued Texas to file their response by Monday afternoon.
As we previously wrote on Nov. 18:
In another blow to President Trump's redistricting plans ahead of the 2026 midterms, a federal court panel on Tuesday rejected Texas' newly-redrawn congressional map and ruled the state must use a map created by legislators back in 2021. The 2-1 decision followed a two-week trial in El Paso, Texas, pitting the League of United Latin American Citizens against Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
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In issuing their ruling, the Texas judges stated, "The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics. To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map. But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
The SCOTUS ruling is good news. As this is a breaking story, RedState will keep you apprised of any further decisions.
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