The battle over Republicans’ push to create more red U.S. House seats seats has widened, with red and blue states now moving to counteract each other.

Dozens of Texas Democrats have left the state in a bid to block a vote on redrawn U.S. House maps sought by Trump.

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

Texas Democrats are pleading for donations to help finance what could be a walkout of weeks -- if not months -- in a high-stakes attempt to prevent the Republican majority from passing a plan sought by President Donald Trump.