The DLCC is pressing Democratic legislatures around the country to redraw their states’ maps if Republicans proceed with re-redistricting in Texas, Ohio, and elsewhere. All this activity is deeply unfortunate since the U.S. House is currently quite fair by historical standards. All that’s necessary to maintain the chamber’s aggregate neutrality is for state legislatures to sit on their hands.

The Democratic Party’s group that works on state legislative races on Monday called on Democratic-led legislatures across the country to begin their own redistricting efforts, a step that could escalate a national battle after Republican efforts to redraw the congressional maps in Texas.

“The D.L.C.C. isn’t going to sit back and allow Republicans to cheat the system to keep themselves in power,” Heather Williams, the president of the group, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in a statement. “All options must be on the table — including Democratic state legislatures using their power to fight back and pursue redistricting mid-cycle in order to protect our democracy.” . . .

Republicans, including President Trump, have also been clear that they may look beyond Texas to other states, including Missouri, New Hampshire and Florida, to redraw more maps to benefit their party before the 2026 midterms. Congressional maps are ordinarily redrawn once a decade after the federal census.

“We’re going to get another three or four or five, in addition,” Mr. Trump told reporters recently, speaking about new Republican House seats. “Texas would be the biggest one, and that’ll be five.”