Supreme Court upholds Texas Plan C2333, clearing GOP map for 2026

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that Texas could use Plan C2333 for the 2026 midterm elections, striking down a lower court ruling that had found substantial evidence of racial gerrymandering. The six Republican-appointed justices formed the majority without a signed opinion; Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented. The ruling ensures that Republicans will contest 34 of Texas's 38 congressional seats under boundaries designed to eliminate five Democratic incumbents, including representatives from Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.