The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong House standoff. The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state's congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts.

The Texas Senate expected to vote Friday to send the GOP majority's gerrymander to the governor's desk for approval.

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.

Texas lawmakers meet again Friday, when the Republican majority in the Senate could give final approval to their map.

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for legal penalties for lawmakers who impede action in the Legislature after Texas House Democrats blocked a vote on GOP redistricting for two weeks.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) just approved a new redistricting plan in response to Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Texas Rep. Nicole Collier joins The Weeknight with California Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur to discuss the ongoing fight.