"Texas and California - the two most populous U.S. states - are at the center of a national war over congressional redistricting that could determine whether Republicans or Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections.

At U.S. President Donald Trump's urging, Texas Republicans muscled through a new congressional map aimed at flipping five Democratic-controlled House seats. California Democrats have responded by initiating their own redistricting effort targeting five Republican-held districts there."