AUSTIN, Texas — The battle over Texas' congressional district map is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court is set to decide whether the state can use it in next year's midterm elections.

On Friday night, Justice Samuel Alito granted the state a temporary victory by pausing a lower court's ruling, which would have required Texas to use the map lawmakers drew in 2021. For now, Texas can temporarily use its 2025 congressional map while the court battle over its legality plays out.

Over the summer, President Donald Trump pushed Texas lawmakers to redraw the map, aiming to secure five additional Republican seats in Congress to strengthen the party's narrow House majority.

Organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens, sued over the Republican-led

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