Sacramento veteran political cartographer Paul Mitchell drafted the maps that Californians will vote on in November, which would push more liberal voters into five districts currently held by Republican Reps. Kevin Kiley, Ken Calvert, David Valadao, Doug LaMalfa and Darrell Issa.

The move sets up a ballot initiative that, if approved by voters, would sidestep the independent commission in charge of redistricting.

The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

The new, partisan maps come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s launch of California’s redistricting campaign on Thursday, an effort he touted as meant to favor Democrats in California in the upcoming midterm elections as a counter to similar efforts in Republican-led states elsewhere in the country.

The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

The Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning after an attempt to filibuster the bill by Democrats was countered by Republicans.

California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump.

California's Democratic leaders are now moving forward with an effort to change Congressional district maps so that they heavily favor Democrats, regardless of what Texas or other Republican states do.