Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus are now discussing when they will return to Texas. They said they consider it a success that they have just about killed the special session and an effort in the House to pass new Congressional maps that will give Republicans five new majority seats.

After failing to reach quorum Tuesday morning for the fifth time in more than a week, Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

At the same time, Governor Greg Abbott said the second special session will begin with the same agenda or possibly an expanded one.

Senate Democrats walk out in solidarity

Democrats broke quorum and left the state Aug. 3 and flew to Illinois. Some D

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