Newsom told reporters the GOP's push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is a "five-alarm fire for democracy in the United States" and is doubling down on his threat to overhaul California's redistricting process.

Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said he would consider multiple options in California to combat Texas’s redistricting efforts in a press conference with Texas state lawmakers Friday. Texas Republicans are working to redraw their state’s congressional lines,

Friday for apparently being unaware that the Texas Legislature is currently in recess amid a special session. Having commenced on Monday, the special session was called by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to address flood warning systems following the deadly Central Texas flood earlier this month,