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This decision appears to set a precedent for favorable treatment of state-led redistricting efforts aligned with political interests. Texas, benefiting from the ruling, now has a more favorable map that could add up to five Republican seats—an enormous boost that nearly eliminates Democrats from the Texas delegation. Attorney General Ken Paxton heralded the ruling as a victory for conservative redistricting, symbolizing a broader "country take-back" by state legislatures.