As it stands, Republicans will continue to hold all of the court’s nine seats until at least 2026, when three other justices are up for reelection. So what does that mean for cases appealed to the Texas Supreme Court?

Republican judges won in 25 out of 26 contested races throughout the state in a show of the party’s broader strength up and down Tuesday’s ballot.

Election night marked a major ideological shift in 14 Texas appeals courts whose elections usually get little fanfare.