The move would affect voting in one of Texas’s biggest counties.

The new ruling, to which all six conservative justices signed on, suggests that, in practice, almost no federal protections remain for non-white voters, even in extreme cases.

“We'll never lose a race. For 50 years, we won't lose a race.”

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use its new, voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 election, clearing the way for Democrats to counter President Donald Trump's redistricting gains in Texas.