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AMARILLO, Texas - A Texas congressman is suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom over Newsom's attempt to redraw California's congressional map in response to Texas redrawing its maps.

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX13) filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the filing names both Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber as defendants.

The move comes in response to California's "Election Rigging Response Act," which would change the way California redraws its congressional maps, allowing the state to perform a midterm redistricting in response to Texas. California currently uses a redistricting commission to draw the state's maps and not the state legislature, like in Texas.

"By diluting Plaintiff’s legislative power and the voice of T

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