Shortly after the Texas House passed the maps, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted "It's on" on social media. When Texas first launched its redistricting effort, Newsom had vowed to redraw the Golden State's congressional districts to counter ...

California Democrats are taking up their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

Democratic voters loathe partisan redistricting, but support California doing it to counter Texas, according to a new national poll on Gavin Newsom’s high-stakes gerrymander.

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier quickly exited a video call hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) when she was told that she wasn’t allowed to participate from the statehouse bathroom. The Texas Assembly Speaker has told statehouse Democrats they must stay on the floor,

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won’t leave. Collier was among dozens of Democrats whose walkout to Illinois, Massachusetts and New York delayed the passage of redrawn congressional maps sought by President Donald Trump.

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night inside the State Capitol and called herself a "political prisoner" after refusing to agree to a law enforcement escort. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports as Collier continues to stay on the House floor until the legislative body reconvenes later this week.