Overview

• The state’s high court issued a one-sentence denial within 48 hours of filing, the second rejection in a week, leaving the case closed and the ballot measure intact.
• Proposition 50 would pause the Citizens Redistricting Commission for 2026–2030 and let lawmakers adopt new congressional lines that Democrats say counter Texas’s GOP map and that analysts say could net up to five Democratic seats.
• Republican legislators and allies continue broader litigation alleging violations of the 30‑day public review rule, single‑subject limits and constitutional defects, as President Trump signals a forthcoming federal suit.
• Assembly GOP leader James Gallagher unveiled a symbolic plan to split California into coastal and inland states, a long‑shot proposal he is using to rally opposition to the ballot measure.
• High-profile Republicans are funding and organizing the “No on Prop. 50” effort, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kevin McCarthy backing campaigns and donor Charles Munger Jr. contributing $10 million to Protect Voters First.