WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to revive a voting map designed to boost the number of Republicans elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state and help President Donald Trump's party keep control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily permitted Texas to use Republicans' redrawn congressional map that a federal court blocked earlier this week

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,

The new map, part of Trump's efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority in the House, touched off a nationwide redistricting battle.

Texas is already fighting back. Hours after a federal court temporarily blocked the state’s new congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court—setting up a fast-moving battle over how Texas draws its districts for the 2026 midterms.

Texas on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Don

Texas officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a newly drawn congressional map crafted to strengthen Republican gains in the 2026 midterm elections. The map, approved by the Republican-led legislature

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas' newly redrawn congressional maps to stand while an case against them plays out, according to a new order issued on Friday.