Newsom said his state will move forward with plans for a November special election that would allow Democrats to redraw congressional maps.

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block a vote on redistricting were hosted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday after he vowed to have California's congressional districts redrawn to offset the expected gain in GOP congressional seats.

Texas has been the epicenter of Trump’s push to gerrymander congressional maps to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority before next year.