In Texas, Republican state lawmakers have formally introduced a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts with the goal of picking up five more Republican seats. The Texas Republican Party has called the effort an “essential step to preserving GOP control in Congress.”

Democratic Congressmember Greg Casar, whose district includes Austin, said the GOP gerrymandering will result in the “illegal voter suppression” of Black and Latino Texans. Under the plan, Casar’s district would be redrawn.

Meanwhile, California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing to counter Texas by redrawing California’s congressional maps to add more Democratic seats.