Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a GOP-favored redistricting plan.

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas.

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.

Texas' $51 billion property tax cut could save homeowners $500 a year-if voters approve it in November. But redistricting debate may drown it out.

Hundreds of people rallied in Oakland on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide day of action denouncing efforts to redraw congressional districts in Texas.

Several Dallas and Fort Worth-area Black advocacy groups gathered Saturday morning at Friendship West Baptist Church to speak against a Republican-led effort to redraw the U.S. Congressional districts in Texas.

The event was part of a national day of action, "Fight the Trump Takover," in protest of the redrawing of congressional maps in Texas. Protestors gathered on the Union and Eastmoreland overpasses and held signs and banners with statements such as "Resist" and "Stop Trump Save Democracy."

For now, all of Sutter County, along with most of Yuba County's population, falls within Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's district. The rest of Yuba County lies within Rep. Kevin Kiley's district. In November, each Republican decidedly won his seat in Congress, both of which are among the five seats reportedly under scrutiny for redistricting.