California Democrats just flipped the script-and Texas Republicans could feel the ripple. Proposition 50, backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, passed easily Tuesday, giving Democrats control to redraw the state's congressional districts.

Paul Mitchell, the consultant who was tapped to draw California’s new congressional map, is an avid biker.

Californians are voting on a ballot initiative, "Proposition 50," to determine if the state will adopt a new congressional map that redraws five districts to be more Democratic-leaning, potentially allowing Democrats to flip them in the midterms.

A grab bag of strategies for mitigating the Democratic gerrymander includes a federal lawsuit and a return to the ballot.