A second special session was called Friday after the Texas House failed to make a quorum for a sixth time in a row, amid Democrats leaving the state to protest a redistricting plan expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

After failing to reach a quorum Tuesday morning for the fifth time in more than a week, Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again Friday at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session. There were 95 lawmakers present Friday morning, failing to make a quorum.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the second special session , which started Friday at 12 p.m. When House Speaker Dustin Burrows began the session, there were 97 lawmakers present, again not making a quorum.

The Texas House will reconvene Mon

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