Perhaps it was inevitable.
But it seems increasingly likely that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, will play a major role in determining which party wins the U.S. House next year.
That possibility increased when Justice Samuel Alito paused a lower court’s rejection of the effort by Texas Republicans to heed Trump’s demands by giving themselves five more House seats.
With filing opening December 8 for the 2026 Texas primaries next March, the full court’s ultimate ruling will either restore the GOP effort to use redistricting to keep its House majority — or doom it.
Texas is just one of several states whose redistricting cases could ultimately wind up before the court. That includes some where GOP-controlled states joined Texas in voting to help the Republicans — and others where Democrats sought to offset them.