Eight years after the 2017 Nuns-Tubbs wildfires, killing more than 20 people, Sonoma County Emergency Management Dep. Director Sam Wallis said there are similarities, and takeaways, for Texas.

The unwinding process has resulted in significant drops in Medicaid enrollment across the U.S. in recent years.

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference about redistricting at the Governor’s Mansion in downtown Sacramento on Friday, July 25, 2025, after meeting with Texas lawmakers about Republican plans to redraw districts in that state. DANIEL HEUER [email protected]

At the first of at least seven hearings, members of the public aired grievances about the unusual mid-decade redistricting effort.