As Texas lawmakers reconvene over a special legislative session to address several topics including President Donald Trump's missive to redraw the state's congressional maps, some Lone Star State politicos are looking for help from an unexpected source: the governor of California.

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.

California lawmakers are on a month-long summer recess, but when they return, they could step into a Congressional redistricting war depending on just how far Texas state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are willing to go.