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Texas 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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'Great cause!' Trump leans on Texas Republicans as Dems end lengthy walkout
President Donald Trump leaned on MAGA allies Monday evening in Texas to pass a new redistricting map a new redistricting map that favors Republicans.Democratic lawmakers ended their two-week walkout and returned to Austin earlier in the day, restoring the quorum in the Texas House. The move allows t...
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Texas Democrats end stand-off, California to 'fight back' on redistricting
Dozens of Democratic legislators who fled Texas to halt an aggressive redistricting drive ended their two-week standoff on Monday, clearing the way for a new electoral map pushed by President Donald Trump.
Texas Democrats end walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.
A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers
A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended and Republicans arranged to push a plan for redrawing the state's congressional districts through the GOP-controlled Legislature and give President Donald Trump a better political landscape.
Perez pledges to continue fight vs. GOP-led redistricting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- State Rep. Vince Perez, D-El Paso, said he will continue to do whatever it takes to fight Republican-led congressoinal redistricting efforts which he says will dilute the power of minority votes in the state if adopted. Monday, Aug. 18, quorum was made at the beginning of the second special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott as House Democrats returned to Austin. Perez was among 50 House Democrats who left the state on A…
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.
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