California's governor has signed a law allowing voters to decide on a new congressional map, countering Texas's efforts to favor Republicans in future elections.

California's governor has signed a law allowing voters to decide on a new congressional map, countering Texas's efforts to favor Republicans in future elections. WASHINGTON —

The battle to redraw congressional maps is heating up as California and Texas take opposing actions that could impact future elections.

Overnight, California's governor signed into law a plan for voters to decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year. This move comes after Texas advanced its own redrawn map , giving Republicans a chance for five more winnable

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