Gov. Gavin Newsom officially began his\u00a0push\u00a0on Thursday for California voters to approve mid-decade redistricting in a special election later this year. Republicans are looking for ways to try to gain seats in Congress in a rare mid-decade redistricting shuffle ahead of the 2026 midterms, and Newsom has been a leading proponent of blue states pushing back with their own new maps. For weeks, California Democrats have warned that if Texas takes steps to make its map more red, they will\u00a0respond\u00a0with their own redistricting. \u201cWe\u2019re doing it in reaction to that act. We\u2019re doing it mindful of our higher angels, and…<\/p>\n