U .S. Senator Ted Cruz proposed that Texas extend the state's Republican advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives to a full Democratic wipeout if California Governor Gavin Newsom goes through with his plan to gerrymander seats.

Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

Democratic lawmakers from Texas say they’re considering their options amid a report they could return to the state as soon as this weekend, a move that may end a standoff in which more than 50 state representatives left in a bid to block controversial new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump.