Texas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
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GOP leaders in Washington are ramping up pressure on Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt to drop out of the Texas Senate race, warning that his candidacy could cost their party tens of millions of dollars and even upend their midterm map.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito issued a stay halting a lower court's ruling and allowing Texas to use new redistricting maps.
A federal court’s decision to block a new GOP-favored House map in Texas is raising questions over the fate of other redrawn maps around the country. A panel of federal judges blocked
The news comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pushed for a ballot initiative to allow California’s state legislature to enact its own redistricting scheme favoring Democrats, and California voters approved it on Nov. 4.