US EditionTexas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting
Texas Democrats ended their walkout after California Democrats pledged to redraw maps creating five additional Democratic seats, amid a high-stakes fight over racial gerrymandering and electoral advantage.
- After a two-week quorum break, Texas Democrats returned to Austin on August 18, 2025, ending the standoff in the State Capitol.
- On Aug. 3, more than 50 Texas House Democrats denied quorum to block a Republican-led plan to add five GOP seats, returning today.
- State Rep. Nicole Collier said, "I refuse to sign," on Monday, refusing to leave the House chambers. A state trooper was assigned to each lawmaker who fled Texas.
- With quorum restored, Texas Democrats have returned, enabling the House to approve a map that creates five Republican-leaning districts for 2026, Democrats hailed it as a victory.
- Amid a national escalation, Republican governors consider new maps to protect their U.S. House majority, following California Gov. Gavin Newsom's Nov. 4 referendum plan.
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Trump Celebrates As Texas House Makes Redistricting Moves To Destroy Multiple Democratic Seats - The American Tribune.com
In a celebratory post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump celebrated the Texas House finally taking steps to move the ball forward on redistricting, a move that would mean an end for nearly a half-dozen Democratic House seats. The Texas House of Representatives had been unable to move the ball forward because Democrats fled so as to block the creation of a quorum. Now, that has come to an end, with the House Democrats returning to the state …
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What to know as Texas Democrats return to state and California starts work on redistricting fight
Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the state. After their return Monday, efforts to thwart President Donald Trump’s push to tilt the political map for next year’s midterm elections in…
Jasmine Crockett Rants About Texas’ ‘Racist Maps’ While Applauding California Dem Gerrymandering
Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett blasted Texas Republicans’ newly redrawn district map as “racist” Monday night on Instagram — while in the same video she praised California Democrats’ gerrymander. Crockett’s comments come as runaway Texas Democrats return to Austin to vote on the Lone Star State’s proposed map, which will likely result in the GOP […]
The Democratic deputies in Austin wanted to prevent the Republicans from manipulating constituencies, and now they can hardly stop it, but the dispute over Gerrymandering continues.
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