ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul openly embraced the full-fledged gerrymandering of congressional districts in New York to favor Democrats on Monday, marking a significant shift in her push to combat similar pro-Republican changes in states like Texas.

( NewsNation) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state will be redrawing state district lines as soon as possible and said “the gloves are off” in a national fight over redistricting. “Here in New York, we will not stand on the sidelines with timid souls,” Hochul, a Democrat, said. “This is a war; we are at war.”

Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday threatened redistricting armageddon in response to the Texas Republican redistricting push. It signaled the deep blue state could make dramatic steps to retaliate to the GOP plan to manipulate Texas congressional district boundaries in their favor.