The Texas Senate is reconvening Friday morning to take up a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long House standoff. The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state's congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts.

Texas is on the brink of redrawing congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional districts. The move is setting off a bipartisan war across the U.S.

The Texas House passed the GOP's redistricting plan, moving the new congressional map to the State Senate. Now, California Democrats are moving to combat those Republican gains. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports from Texas and NBC News' Dana Griffin reports from California.