Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, right, listens as Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks in favor of a bill Aug. 22 before a vote on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
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Protesters gather Aug. 20 in the rotunda outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin as lawmakers debate a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session.
Eric Gay, Associated Press
Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and fellow Republicans face off with Democrats in an Aug. 20 debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session at the state Capitol in Austin.
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court came to the rescue of Texas Republicans on Thursday, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.
Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, right, listens as Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks in favor of a bill Aug. 22 before a vote on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
Protesters gather Aug. 20 in the rotunda outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin as lawmakers debate a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session.
Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and fellow Republicans face off with Democrats in an Aug. 20 debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session at the state Capitol in Austin.
