What happened

More than 51 Texas House Democrats left their state Sunday to at least temporarily thwart a Republican plan to redraw congressional districts to create five more likely GOP seats.

The unusual mid-decade redistricting, requested by President Donald Trump in an effort to preserve the GOP's narrow U.S. House majority in the 2026 midterms, was slated for a Texas House vote on Tuesday.

Who said what

The Democratic lawmakers said they planned to stay out of Texas until a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) expired in two weeks. Their absence leaves the 150-seat state House short of the two-thirds majority needed to conduct business.

The " fight in Texas and a looming GOP-led redistricting effort in Ohio have kicked off a national battle," The Washington Post s

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