As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California. But the state’s independent redistricting commission is a major obstacle.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi became the latest to say Democrats should put “everything on the table” if Republicans in Texas are going to redistrict mid-decade.

JB Pritzker of Illinois comes as Texas Democrats are weighing a walkout from the ongoing special legislative session where redistricting could be considered in Austin - in a bid to obstruct and delay the efforts.