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Supreme Court halts ruling that tossed out Texas

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 3 developments

Texas asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt a court order that threw out the state's redrawn House maps in time for next month's candidate filing deadline — arguing the new maps were driven by politics, not race.

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  1. Texas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court after federal judges block newly drawn congressional map for next year

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

    Headline from KCEN Waco ·

  3. Newest

    Supreme Court halts ruling that tossed out Texas

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  1. CBS News

    Texas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court after federal judges block newly drawn congressional map for next year (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hours after federal judges blocked Texas from using a newly drawn Congressional map, state leaders filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.

  2. BNO News

    Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map in 2026 elections (opens BNO News)

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    A three-judge federal panel has blocked Texas from using its newly enacted congressional map, ruling that the 2025 boundaries were drawn through unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, according to a court order. The decision was issued on Tuesday in the Western District of Texas, where U.S.

  3. Salon

    "Clearly erroneous": Texas appeals midterm redistricting ruling to Supreme Court (opens Salon)

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    In 2-1 ruling, a lower court said Republican state lawmakers relied on race to draw new maps.

  4. Foxla

    Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A federal court blocked Texas on Tuesday from using recently passed congressional maps.

  5. NPR

    Texas court blocks Trump-backed redistricting plan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A federal court has blocked the Republican-led redistricting of the congressional map in Texas, dealing a blow to President Trump's effort to shape the landscape for next year's midterm elections.

  6. CNN

    Supreme Court pauses lower court order that blocked Texas’ new congressional maps (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Texas urged the Supreme Court on Friday to boost President Donald Trump’s effort to help Republicans maintain control of Congress, asking the justices to review a federal court ruling that found the state’s new map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

  7. CBS News

    Supreme Court halts ruling that tossed out Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Texas asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt a court order that threw out the state's redrawn House maps in time for next month's candidate filing deadline — arguing the new maps were driven by politics, not race.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The order will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map favorable to Republicans to be used in the midterm elections.

  9. SCOTUSblog

    Texas asks Supreme Court to allow it to use redistricting map struck by lower court as racially discriminatory (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    Texas came to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to clear the way for it to use a new congressional map intended to increase the chances that Republicans […]

  10. Fox News

    Texas files emergency Supreme Court petition after Trump-backed congressional map blocked by federal judges (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Texas on Friday filed an emergency Supreme Court petition after a panel of federal judges blocked its congressional map for racial gerrymandering.

  11. KCEN Waco

    Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump...

  12. NBC New York

    Supreme Court halts ruling against Texas 2026 congressional map (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional map likely discriminates by race, keeping the GOP-drawn map in place for...

  13. Kokomo Tribune

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory.

  14. Fortune

    Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito blocks ruling that found the Texas redistricting map pushed by Trump likely discriminates on race (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The order will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map favorable to Republicans to be used in the midterm elections.

  15. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court blocks order on likely racial bias in new Texas voter map (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Texas redrew its voting map as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to win extra Republican seats in Congress in 2026.

  16. Kokomo Tribune

    Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map that lower court ruled is likely racially biased (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map that lower court ruled is likely racially biased.

  17. WSVN Miami

    Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that thwarted Texas' redistricting plan (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan likely discriminates on the basis of race.

  19. Marshall News Messenger

    U.S. Supreme Court blocks lower court ruling finding Texas congressional map illegal (opens Marshall News Messenger)

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    Marshall News Messenger's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday night blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas new congressional map was likely a racial gerrymander, allowing the map to stay in effect — for now. The brief order by Justice Samuel Alito came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had asked the court to allow …

  20. KTVZ Bend

    Texas thrusts Supreme Court into Trump’s midterm redistricting fight (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Texas urged the Supreme Court on Friday to boost President Donald Trump’s effort to help Republicans maintain control of Congress, asking the justices to review a federal court ruling that found the state’s new map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerryman…

  21. Winchester Star

    Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map judges held is likely racially biased (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Texas is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan favorable to Republicans in the 2026 elections despite a lower court

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