A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps in the middle of the decade to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House set off a clamor to replicate the effort in red and blue states.
Changing congressional maps in a bid to ensure one party's victory over another -- called gerrymandering -- has typically been done more furtively. But President Donald Trump's call for Texas to redraw the maps to better ensure that Republicans retain control of the House in the 2026 elections has blown the lid off the practice.
As the nation's eyes are on Texas and California, here is a rundown of what other states are doing.
MISSOURI
At Trump's urging and partly in response to California's threats, Missouri's Republican majority is preparing for a special session on congressional redistri