SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) –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.

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas Regional Chamber forum. Johnson’s district was targeted in ...

On Wednesday, the legal fight over the newly approved congressional maps in Texas will shift from the Capitol to a federal courtroom in El Paso. That's when federal judges will consider a lawsuit by a variety of plaintiffs against the State of Texas.