Texas files emergency Supreme Court petition after Trump-backed congressional map blocked by federal judges

Texas on Friday filed an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court following a ruling by a panel of federal judges who blocked the state from using its redrawn congressional map, calling it "racially gerrymandered."Shortly after filing the petition, Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay, temporarily putting the lower panel’s decision blocking Texas’ new maps on hold.The state asked the high court for an administrative stay on the lower court ruling, noting Texas has an "election already in progress," referring to congressional primary elections in March.The Supreme Court most r