California Gov. Gavin Newsom arrives at a rally alongside Democratic lawmakers in Houston on November 8, just days after the passage of California's Proposition 50 to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/File

The Supreme Court’s endorsement of how Texas Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map is offering hope to California Democrats as they prepare to defend their map in court this month – and emboldening other states to move ahead.

The high court allowed Texas to use a congressional map giving Republicans a better chance at five additional US House seats, staying a district court’s ruling that the new boundaries were likely unconstitutional because they were drawn based on race.

Texas Republicans argued that partisan gain, not race, d

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