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Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting
Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their 15-day holdout. While Democrats have vowed to keep fighting, their return allows the House to establish a two-thirds quorum necessary to advance new congressional maps in a push backed by President Donald Trump.

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Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting
Texas Democrats return as redistricting standoff continues
Do Democrats have anything to lose in using Republican gerrymandering tactics against them?
Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map.

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Texas Democrats Set to End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass
Republicans ‘doing the right thing’ by sticking to Texas redistricting laws, GOP lawmaker says
Texas Democrats to return, redistricting debate to continue
Democrats say they’ve raised national awareness and are preparing legal challenges, while California Democrats vow to redraw their own maps in response.

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Texas state senators take first step toward redistricting
In Trump's Redistricting Push, Democrats Find An Aggressive Identity And Progressives Are On Board
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Texas Gov. Wields Clout to Push Redistricting, Vouchers and Border Policy

Armed with a massive campaign war chest, Greg Abbott is using aggressive tactics against Democrats and fellow Republicans to cement conservative priorities in Texas.

NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.

Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

More than 50 Democrats left the state on Aug. 4 in a quorum-breaking move to stop congressional redistricting by stalling official business in the House.
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Former VP Kamala Harris Weighs In On Texas Redistricting — It Doesn’t Go Well

Former Vice President Kamala Harris discussed Texas redistricting on Aug. 6 during a meeting with Young Latino Leaders, but she appeared unfocused in her remarks. Dozens of Texas Democrats fled their state to deny the state House the quorum required for the GOP-controlled chamber to advance its map that would create five new Republican

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for second special session as redistricting showdown continues

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

Texas floods, redistricting fight stall summer campaign launches

The blistering Texas summer is usually a time when candidates announce their campaigns and begin raising money for the election year ahead. This Texas summer has been cooler than normal, and so has the announcement period for some of the high-profile 2026 races.
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Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to protest redistricting

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to holding protest rallies.

Watch live: Exclusive interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as Democrats boycott redistricting plan

On Monday, Abbott will speak with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the political standoff in Austin.
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