As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California. But the state’s independent redistricting commission is a major obstacle.

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,

Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared Friday alongside Texas Democrats who are fighting against GOP efforts to draw congressional districts in their favor.