The chair of the Texas redistricting committee, Republican state Rep. Cody Vasut, said during a Thursday hearing that "it is prudent and proper" for the committee to deal with items the governor put on the agenda, and that "we have no plans to change any particular district."

Texas State Rep. James Talarico is a rising star in the Democratic Party and is emerging in the spotlight after his interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. The up-and-coming progressive joins The Weekend to share how he's getting Lone Star Democrats fired up for the next big election.

As Texas this week began an off-cycle redistricting process meant to shore up Republicans’ slim House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared Friday with a group of Democratic legislators from that state, reaffirming his intention for California to respond with new maps of its own that would benefit Democrats.