The Supreme Court has revived the redistricted Texas congressional map that could potentially add up to five Republican U.S. House seats, allowing its’ use for the 2026 midterm elections.

The court’s conservative majority – Justices Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett – agreed that a lower court did not have the authority to invalidate the map as a racial gerrymander. The court’s liberals – Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jacks0n – voted against the revival.

“The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections,” the unsigned ruling reads.

The majority opinion in the three-judge panel that temporarily blocked the redistricting plan was written by District Cou

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