California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will hold a rally in Texas on Saturday opposing the state’s redistricting efforts alongside local Democratic lawmakers, days after Golden State voters backed a measure to redraw their own congressional districts.

In a rebuke to Trump and Texas Republicans, voters in the Golden State overwhelming approved redrawing their congressional map to favor Democrats.

In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally.

The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.

The lawsuit marks the latest salvo in the nationwide redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

California Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday looking to block a new Democratic-friendly House map from taking effect just one day after voters in the Golden State overwhelmingly approved it in

California voters approved Prop 50 on Tuesday night in a move that will allow the Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw the state's congressional districts.