Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

Democrats and voting rights advocates have denounced the redistricting effort, which is designed to give the GOP five more seats in the U.S. House.

Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting.

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a redistricting bill, paving the way for Republican-drawn maps that could net the GOP as many as five US House seats to be finalized in the coming days.

A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders sought an injunction against the law, which was to go into effect on Sept. 1.

AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition back Sen. John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary, citing his pro-Israel record.

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

The action in California comes in response to a Republican-led move in Texas to draw a congressional map more favorable to the GOP.