Next week, the Supreme Court may rule on controversial new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Without a ruling, justices may need to take the rare step of extending the filing period or delaying the early-March primary election.

Republican lawmakers passed maps earlier this year that could give the GOP five more seats in Congress. Right now, Texas plans to use the new 2025 maps after Justice Samuel Alito put them in place while the U.S. Supreme Court decides what to do next. A federal district court ruled they were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders earlier this month.

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The 2025 maps will likely give Republicans five more seats in Congress from Texas after the midterms.

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