Gov. Newsom: California Won’t Sit Idle While Texas “Games the System” in Redistricting Battle

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California won’t “sit idle” as Republican-led states like Texas manipulate congressional maps to entrench power — even if that means rethinking California’s own redistricting rules.

“We’re not going to play by a different set of rules anymore,” Newsom said last week, after Texas Republicans approved new congressional maps in a special session pushed by former President Trump. He called the move a “five-alarm fire for democracy” and signaled that California may need to respond in kind to help Democrats reclaim control of the U.S. House.

The governor’s office confirmed that four legal and political options are under review, including a 2026 ballot measure that would dismant

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