DNC Condemns the U.S. Supreme Court for Allowing Texas Republicans’ Rigged, Racially Gerrymandered Maps to Take Effect Arrow

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower federal court's ruling that had blocked Texas Republicans' rigged congressional maps. With this decision, these racially gerrymandered maps can now go into effect for the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a major blow to voters of color in one of the most diverse states in the country.

Texas Republicans passed these maps to avoid accountability for congressional Republicans passing Trump's Big Ugly Bill, which rips away health care from hundreds of thousands of Texans and puts 15 rural hospitals on the brink of closure.

A reminder: Texas Democrats fought valiantly against this map, breaking quorum for two weeks and enduring bomb threats, threats against their families, frivolous lawsuits, and unlawful detention on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court allowing Texas Republicans' rigged, racially gerrymandered map to take effect,DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:

"Today's decision by the Supreme Court to allow Texas Republicans' rigged, racially gerrymandered maps to go into effect is wrong - both morally and legally. Once again, the Supreme Court gave Trump exactly what he wanted: a rigged map to help Republicans avoid accountability in the midterms for turning their backs on the American people. But it will backfire. Texas Democrats fought every step of the way against these unlawful, rigged congressional maps and sparked a national movement. Democrats are fighting back, responding in kind to even the playing field across the country. Republicans are about to be taught one valuable lesson: Don't mess with Texas voters. The DNC stands committed to building power in Texas, no matter the maps in play, one election at a time."

Texas House Democratic Leader Rep. Gene Wu issued the following statement:

"The Supreme Court failed Texas voters today, and they failed American democracy. This is what the end of the Voting Rights Act looks like: courts that won't protect minority communities even when the evidence is staring them in the face.

"I'm angry about this ruling. Every Texan who testified against these maps should be angry. Every community that fought for generations to build political power and watched Republicans try to gerrymander it away should be angry. But anger without action is just noise, and Democrats are taking action to fight back: California passed Prop 50 and added five Democratic seats to offset Texas. Democrats are organized and fighting back in Illinois, New York, Virginia, and more. A nationwide movement is being built that says if Republicans want to play this game, Democrats will play it better.
"The Governor and the White House thought they could deliver Republicans a permanent majority by silencing Black and Brown voters. They will fail. Today's Supreme Court ruling is a legal defeat, but it doesn't change the fact that we won the political battle, and we're going to keep fighting and winning until fair representation is restored in every state."