Texas’ Vow to Arrest Democrats Spurs US Redistricting Clash (3)

Democratic and Republican lawmakers are escalating their threats over redistricting, a fight that started in Texas and is now quickly spreading across the country.

California Democrats have vowed to “fight fire with fire” as they weigh asking voters to override the state’s independent redistricting commission.

Missouri Republicans are studying a plan like the one in Texas, with one lawmaker saying the governor wants to be sure the state’s “Christian conservative majority” has adequate representation.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul slammed the Republican effort in Texas as a “blatant power grab” and called for disbanding her state’s bipartisan redistricting committee – ...