Mike Kehoe announcing Friday that he had called for the state's Legislature to convene on Sept. 3 to redraw the state's congressional districts. While Texas law only requires the Legislature and the governor's approval to set the congressional maps, civil rights groups have already challenged them in court, accusing the maps of being racially biased. Congressional maps are normally redrawn every 10 years after the U.S. Census reveals population shifts. Although California requires congressional maps to be approved by voters, Newsom vowed to redraw the state's districts to garner up to five seats for Democrats to counter Texas. Although both parties are trying to rig their state's congressional districts to be favorable to themselves, the outcome is far from guaranteed.