Protestors hold up signs during the Fight The Trump Takeover Rally held at the State Capitol Saturday in Austin, Texas, to protest congressional redistricting efforts by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump. AP

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.

Their return will allow the Republican-run Legislature to proceed as California Democrats advance a counter-effort to redraw their congressional boundaries in retaliation — a tit-for-tat that puts the nation's two most populous states at the center of an expanding fight over control of Congress ahead of the 2026 midt

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