The Texas Legislature is in a special legislative session that could have technically lasted another week as House Democrats remain out of state to block a controversial redistricting bill that would add more Republicans from Texas to Congress.

But on Tuesday, top state Republicans said they would draw the special session to an early conclusion this Friday, only to gavel back in for another session the same day. Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement that if House Democrats don’t return — and they aren’t expected to anytime soon — he plans to “call the Texas Legislature back immediately for Special Session #2.”

Round two, according to Abbott, will have the exact same agenda as the first special session, including redistricting the state’s congressional maps, passing legislation r

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