The court ruling came after California voters formally approved a ballot measure that was introduced to counteract Texas' redistricting.

After spending $12 million of his own money backing California's Prop 50 redistricting race, Democrat Tom Steyer announces his run for governor.

California's budgetary woes are worse than expected, forcing state lawmakers to grapple with a nearly $18 billion shortfall next year, according to a new report from the Legislative Analyst's Office.