California Democrats are taking up their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

The Texas House signaled it would move quickly on redistricting and other legislative matters after reaching a quorum Monday afternoon following the return of Democrats who had fled the state in