Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

A plan by Texas House Democrats to block a Republican redistricting effort until the complete release of the Jeffrey Epstein files failed on Wednesday.

The potential court challenge would argue HB 4 amounts to unconstitutional gerrymandering, silencing minority and Democratic voters in Texas.

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.

House Democrats have ended their 15-day holdout, which delayed but is unlikely to derail a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan aimed at safeguarding Republican interests.

After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed GOP-favored congressional maps Wednesday evening that could flip five Democratic districts.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.