US EditionTexas House Speaker expects enough Democrats to be back for quorum
Governor Abbott immediately called a second special session to pursue redistricting that could add five Republican congressional seats amid a nearly two-week Democratic walkout.
- Today, Texas Democrats plan to end their nearly two-week walkout as the House and Senate are expected to adjourn the special session, with Gov. Greg Abbott set to immediately restart the same redistricting agenda.
- Fleeing lawmakers staged a walkout on Aug. 3, leaving the House without a quorum and halting legislative business.
- Warnings of arrest surfaced as enforcement steps, with Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows threatening to arrest and compel returnees to the chamber if they try to go home over the weekend.
- Abbott called a second special session to redraw congressional maps and address flood relief, among other priorities.
- Following adjournment, pushback will move judicially as Democrats vow to challenge the new maps in court, and legal challenges are expected.
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