Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their 15-day holdout.

Democrats returned to Austin on Monday about an hour before the House was set to convene. And while they have vowed to keep fighting, their presence allowed the House to establish the two-thirds quorum that will be needed to advance new congressional maps in a push backed by President Donald Trump.

Shortly after House Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled the House into session, he ordered the doors locked and said the Democrats who’d fled the state would be “released into the custody” of a designated Department of Public Safety officer, a move intended to ensure they will be on hand when the chamber reconvenes on Wednesday.

“We are done waiting. We have a quor

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