California announces special redistricting elections in direct response to Texas Republican plan

The California government remains fierce as controversial over Texas rezoning efforts. Gavin Newsom Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the Golden State will hold plans for a special election in early November, with its own rezoning plan in accordance with voters’ voting measures.

Newsom said the move was a counterattack against Texas and was carried out in a transparent manner, but if the measure was adopted, Democrats could also see Democrats take five seats. The plan will allow Democrats to temporarily bypass the state’s independent redivision committee and adopt a new congressional map before the 2026 election.

“We are talking about emergency measures to deal with what’s going on in Texas and we will be ineffective,” Newsom said in a news conference Friday.

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“We will pick up five seats with the consent of the people. That’s the difference between the approach we’re taking and the approach they’re taking,” Newsom continued. “We’re doing it on the fly. We’re doing it in a completely transparent way, and we’re doing it by asking the people of California for their consent and support.”

California will be the first Democratic country to actively begin the process of passing the new congressional region by mid-2026 in response to the re-division of Texas.

Newsom said Democrats must get votes by August 22, he opposed President Donald Trump Texas Governor Greg Abbott proved the move.

“Greg Abbott, who has no courage, has no backbone, has no conscience in his behavior…he is calling for a new seat now,” Newsom said Friday.

“[Trump’s] The agenda failed. His presidency failed. He knows the mid-term headwind. He calls his seat now. ”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for arrests of fleeing Democrats. (Brendan Bell/Getty Image)

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Encouraged by the Trump administration, the Republican Party in Texas is pursuing a congressional map designed to add up five tilted Republican regions, prompting strong opposition and counterattack. Texas Democrats Lone Star State has been fled to Democrat-Strunde State to break the quorum and stop voting.

Texas House requires two-thirds of the members of the Texas report to be present for impartial business and state lawmakers, saying they plan to be absent from the state until the end of the special session until the end of August.

Texas Democrats think their country Re-dividing plans It is unconstitutional and belongs to the party.

Pelosi defended the Texas strike, calling it “self-defense for our democracy.”

She said Democrats would not let Trump “pave” free and fair elections in the country.

Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on August 4, 2025, opposing the redistribution measures proposed by the Republican Party in Texas. (Fox News)

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows signed an arrest warrant for absentee Democrats after he approved such arrest warrants Monday in the state legislature, with Greg Abbott calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest “criminal Texas Democrats.” Warrants are largely considered symbolic because they only apply to warrants within the national line.

California State Legislative President Robert Rivas, a Democrat, said he will be able to watch the map next week.

“Once these maps are released, voters will have the opportunity to digest them and review them for weeks and months, leading to this election,” he said.

Fox News’ Emma Colton and the Associated Press contributed to the report.