What you need to know: Governor Newsom, alongside state and legislative leaders and advocates representing the Golden State, announced plans to introduce a legislative package next week for a state constitutional amendment to enable California voters the opportunity to fight back against Trump's attempted power grab in Texas.

LOS ANGELES - Alongside state leaders and advocates representing the Golden State and our values, Governor Gavin Newsom today officially announced the launch of a statewide effort that will enable Californians to fight back against President Trump's attempts to rig Texas' elections next year - gerrymandering democratically elected representatives out of office to immunize Trump from the unpopularity of his policies and keep Trump's power unchecked by Congress.

"California will not sit idle as Trump and his Republican lapdogs shred our country's democracy before our very eyes. In just six months, Trump's unchecked power has cost Americans billions and taken an ax to the greatest democracy we've ever known. This moment calls for urgency and action - that is what we are putting before voters this November, a chance to fight back against his anti-American ways."

Governor Gavin Newsom