As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party's ability to hit back before next year's midterm elections.

Texas Republicans are powering ahead with an aggressive strategy backed by President Donald Trump to seize control of multiple Democratic seats in next year’s critical midterm: redrawing the state’s congressional map in favor of more GOP seats.

Democrats in and out of the state are exploring options to block or counter Republicans' controversial redistricting plan.