Overview
- The order pauses a 2–1 lower-court decision that found the map likely discriminatory by race and had blocked its use.
- Texas sought emergency relief because filing in the new districts had begun and March primaries are scheduled.
- The conservative majority issued an unsigned order as Justice Elena Kagan dissented for three liberals, warning of unconstitutional race-based districting.
- Enacted midyear at President Donald Trump’s urging, the plan was designed to add about five Republican seats in the U.S. House.
- The decision aligns with previous high-court stays of redistricting rulings close to elections in states including Alabama and Louisiana.