“The Assembly won’t stand by while our state is targeted. We will fight fire with fire,” said Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, in a statement. “Our voters must be empowered to push back. California has never backed down — and we won’t start now. We will always protect our power and defend our democracy.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the state would not back down from its redistricting fight and pledged to “fight fire with fire” if Texas tried to redraw its congressional district maps.