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Abbott, Texas Republicans launch new Trump-backed redistricting push as fleeing Democrats plan to end walkout
Governor Abbott calls a second special session as Republicans advance redistricting efforts and Democrats prepare to end their legislative walkout opposing the plan.
- With Texas House Democrats still absent from the state to block a voting restrictions bill, Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session to begin shortly after the first one ended on Friday.
- Democrats indicated they were likely to return soon, saying they would come back after the first special session adjourned and California introduced a new congressional map.
- Abbott added legislation on enhancing youth camp safety to the new session's agenda, while continuing to pursue a Republican-backed redistricting plan that Democrats argue aims to pad the GOP's U.S. House majority.
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News Wrap: Abbott calls 2nd special session in Texas
In our news wrap Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session to approve new congressional maps in favor of Republicans, Erin strengthened into the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season and at least 280 people are dead after flash floods wreaked havoc on parts of northern Pakistan and India.
With the Texas House of Representatives still paralysed by the absence of state Democrats, Governor Greg Abbott convened a second special session on Friday to begin less than two hours after the Legislature closed the first round of overtime. The second session is scheduled to consider virtually the same agenda that stalled in the first, with re-iscritation and disaster response at the top of the governor's priorities.
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