US EditionTexas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting
Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout that blocked GOP redistricting plans designed to add five Republican congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms, vowing legal challenges.
- Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout and began returning to the state, allowing the Republican-led Legislature to reconvene on Monday to resume redistricting votes.
- The Democrats initially fled earlier this month to block a Republican redistricting vote designed to create five new districts favorable to Republicans in Congress.
- Governor Greg Abbott called a special session to pass the maps, issued civil arrest warrants for absent Democrats, and vowed to continue special sessions until approval.
- House Democrats announced a formal legal team to challenge the maps as racial gerrymandering, while California Democrats plan legislation and a November 4 referendum to counteract Texas's efforts.
- The renewed legislative session marks a key phase in a broader partisan battle over congressional control, with both states using redistricting to influence federal representation.
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Texas Democrats return after protesting new electoral map favorable to Republicans
Democratic lawmakers from the state of Texas returned on Monday after walking out over efforts to thwart United States President Donald Trump's push to redraw the political map ahead of next year's midterm elections.
Texas Democrats Cave on Redistricting Vote After Fleeing State in Protest
Texas Democrats who fled the state in an attempt to derail a mid-decade redistricting effort are finally returning, according to their caucus. The post Texas Democrats Cave on Redistricting Vote After Fleeing State in Protest appeared first on Slay News.
Texas Democrats Returning Home After Redistricting Protest
Texas Democrats are returning home Monday after fleeing the state in protest over Texas Republicans’ plan to redistrict the Lone Star State. Democrats had left Texas to thwart a quorum to proceed with the GOP-led redistricting of the state. The state legislators drew hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for preventing a quorum, and their moves have garnered retaliatory efforts by Republican officials. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott even…
Texas Dems Submit To Redistricting Vote After Two Weeks AWOL - Real News Now
Texas Democrats who had fled the state to block a mid-decade redistricting effort have announced they are returning, paving the way for the Lone Star State to finalize its new congressional map for the 2026 elections. Representative Gene Wu, who leads Democrats in the Texas House, declared victory over what he called a “corrupt special session,” claiming his caucus had “withstood unprecedented surveillance and intimidation” and used their absenc…
Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum
More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ aggressive redistricting plans have returned, restoring quorum and allowing the GOP’s effort to proceed
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