Texas, California and redistricting
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As California state lawmakers walked out of the Capitol for summer recess earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom passed them a political hot potato in the form of a mid-decade redistricting proposal to counter a similar effort in Texas.
California's Democratic leaders may be closer to figuring out how they'll try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives if Texas moves forward with an effort to do the same for Republicans in the 2026 mid-term election.
As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California. But the state’s independent redistricting commission is a major obstacle.
As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding by boosting the state's Democratic districts.
Gavin Newsom recently announced a shockingly partisan electoral idea—to consider different “pathways” for California to conduct a mid-decade congressional redistricting to help shore up Democratic majorities. Out of context, this would be an outrageous effort to undermine well-established rules for determining congressional election boundaries.
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A rare Texas redistricting effort is underway. What happens in the Lone Star State could have implications on the national political scene.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNSeven House Democrats making day trip to New Mexico amid redistricting battleWith a quorum break on the table for the minority party as a way to thwart a GOP bid for more congressional seats, members travel out-of-state for a third time.