Supreme Court Upholds Texas GOP Redistricting Map 6-3

Is Texas's redistricting map a win for fair representation or a gutting of minority voting rights?

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Supreme Court Upholds Texas GOP Redistricting Map 6-3

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Above: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on March 27, 2026. Image credit: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

SCOTUS has confirmed what Texans already knew — the new map is lawful and constitutional. Republicans are massively underrepresented in Congress because Democrat-controlled states like California and Illinois have been gerrymandering for years without consequence. Texas is simply correcting that imbalance, and SCOTUS' decision is a clear win for fair representation.

Ken Paxton on X Newsmax

Democratic narrative

SCOTUS just greenlit the first legislatively enacted rollback of Black and Latino voting power in Texas since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. A federal court spent nine days reviewing mountains of evidence and 160 pages documenting racial gerrymandering — and SCOTUS tossed that out. This ruling hands states a road map for using partisan cover to gut minority representation.

League of Women Voters of Texas Brennan Center for Justice