Texas lawmakers in 2025 redrew the state’s congressional districts in an unusual mid-decade redistricting effort pushed by President Donald Trump to gain more Republican seats in the U.S. House.
The 2025 map is now at the center of a legal battle, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dec. 4 that Texas could use the new map for the 2026 primaries while that fight plays out.
The proposed districts, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, were designed to give the GOP five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. Groups representing Black and Latino voters have filed lawsuits to stop the new maps from going into effect claiming that they discriminate against voters of color.
