California state lawmakers are taking a series of votes in a bid to pass a mid-decade redistricting plan, a move that comes just hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new wi...

Texas Democratic lawmakers delayed the vote for 15 days by leaving the state in protest, depriving the House of enough members to do business.