Austin – After a two-week quorum break that shut down the first special session, Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the state Capitol on Monday.

The first session ended without any legislation passed. Within hours, Governor Greg Abbott called lawmakers back for a second round, outlining 19 agenda items ranging from redistricting to youth camp safety following the deadly July floods in the Hill Country that killed at least 37 children, many from Camp Mystic.

At the heart of the standoff is redistricting. State Republicans are pushing to redraw Texas’ congressional maps to give the GOP a better chance of winning five additional U.S. House seats, a plan backed by President Donald Trump.

“This is about runaway Democrats failing to do their duty,” Abbott said.

Democrats left t

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