Texas could lose representation in Congress and billions of dollars in federal funding if President Donald Trump follows through on an order he announced Thursday to exclude immigrants living in the country illegally from the U.S. census.

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences.

Texas Democrats continue to camp out in different states across the country seeking to block voting back home on new congressional maps that would give Republicans more winnable seats

If Texas Republicans go through with their plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans five more U.S. House seats, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, says he'll push through new districts in his state that benefit Democrats.