The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of Texas Republicans, allowing the state to proceed with next year’s elections using newly redrawn district maps. The decision comes after a lower court found the maps unconstitutional for allegedly sorting voters by race.

Protesters assemble at the Texas Capitol rotunda on Wednesday as lawmakers debate a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas. (Eric Gay/AP) The Texas House of Representatives approved a new map for the state’s congressional districts on Wednesday ...

Republicans hope the U.S. Supreme Court will overrule a three-judge panel and bring the new map back into play, but the deadline for candidates to file is less than three weeks away, Dec. 8.

Emily Carreon lives with her husband and kids in the north end of Pflugerville, a community that shares in the traffic woes and affordable housing angst that weigh on the entire Austin metro area. Living in one of America’s fastest-growing regions ...