The Texas State House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on the state's controversial congressional redistricting plan after Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session with Democrats ending their boycott and returning to the state.

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

Multiple sources say Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas.

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.

Texas House Democrats have returned to Austin for a second special session after fleeing the state to block a redistricting effort by Republicans in the state.

Over 50 Texas Democrats left the state on Aug. 3 as the legislature considered redistricting efforts during a special legislative session called by Abbott.

Texas House Republicans have approved a new congressional map that analysts say could create up to five additional GOP-leaning seats for the 2026 midterms, moving the bill to the Senate with Gov. Greg Abbott signaling support.

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of U.

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.

More Texas House Democrats spent the night at the state Capitol in Austin in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who wasn’t allowed to leave the building after she refused to consent to a police escort. Texas House Republican leaders would only allow Democratic lawmakers to return to their homes if they signed waivers allowing law enforcement to shadow them until a vote on redistricting Wednesday.