Democrats, Texas House and special session
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Texas Democrats are battling a GOP-led redistricting plan they say threatens to undermine fair representation ahead of the 2026 midterms.
If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.
Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan have signaled they’re ready to return to the Lone Star State in the coming days. The Texas state legislature
Protesters chant in support of Texas Democrats during a rally Saturday in Millennium Park in Chicago. The Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts on Aug. 3 to deny the Republican majority a quorum to redraw congressional districts to further favor the GOP.
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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps
Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election.
California Democrats released proposed congressional redistricting maps as their fight with Trump and Texas escalates.
Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California's dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.