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After Texas' governor announced redistricting plans, Gavin Newsom suggested California could respond, but the state's laws would make any counter moves difficult.
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Around the country, lawmakers are seeking to undermine or nullify voter-approved ballot measures. California's voters took redistricting away from the politicians. Newsom wants it back.
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New York Magazine on MSNNewsom’s Threat to Match Trump’s Texas Power Grab Is Risky BusinessCalifornia’s governor keeps talking about creating new House seats in response to a Texas gerrymander. But the gambit could backfire on Democrats.
Texas Democrats on Thursday slammed the GOP’s unusual push to redraw the state’s House maps to win more seats ahead of the 2026 elections
If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not in the governor's power after voters created a nonpartisan commission.