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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The summer battle over partisan gerrymandered new maps has reached a fever pitch this week, with Texas Democrats ending their blockade of a session to redraw the state’s maps in favor of Republicans, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom promising …

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps. Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing …

Texas Democrats return to state as GOP presses on with redistricting  Axios Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting  CNN Texas Dems end weekslong quorum standoff in redistricting fight  Fox News Texas Democrats return to state clearing way for new congressional maps  ABC News Source link

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas House on Monday gaveled in with a quorum for the first time in two weeks as …

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats said Monday that they were ending a two-week walkout 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. Their return will allow the Republican-run Legislature to proceed as California Democrats advance a counter-effort to redraw …

Texas Democratic lawmakers said they had returned to the state Monday after a two-week absence that temporarily blocked Republican leaders from enacting a plan aimed at padding their party’s majority in the U.S. House, a move that sparked a national political firestorm over redistricting. The legislators decided to end their standoff after they prevented Texas Republicans from passing a redrawn …

Texas Democrats have returned home, ending redistricting standoff  Politico Texas Democrats Set to End Walkout Over Redistricting, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting  NBC News Texas Democrats returning to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting  CNN Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps  AP News …

Texas Democrats Set to End Walkout Over Redistricting, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas and California are set to push forward in the national redistricting fight  CNN Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps  AP News Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map  The Texas Tribune Texas Democrats to return home to launch new chapter …