(CNN) — Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday.
In California, meanwhile, Democrats on Monday began work on a series of proposals that would counter the GOP’s Texas map with five more Democratic-leaning districts of their own.
Here’s a look at where things stand in the redistricting arms race playing out in the nation’s two largest states:
When will Texas Republicans pass their maps?
The House is set to reconvene Wednesday, and Republicans are expected to move quickly to approve a new map, which would create five more Republican-leaning US House seats. But it’s not yet clear just how quickly Republicans will finish their redistricting effort and if it