Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin this morning after leaving the state two weeks ago in protest of a Republican plan to re-draw congressional maps to help the party gain seats in 2026.

The protest temporarily blocked House Republicans from having a quorum to move the redistricting plan forward and drew national attention to President Donald Trump 's effort to avoid losing the Republican majority in Congress next year.

The Texas House Democratic Caucus announced Aug. 18 that its members refused to return to work until Republicans adjourned its first special session in the state House on Aug. 14, and California moved forward with a retaliatory plan to re-draw its own maps in favor of Democrats.

"We killed the corrupt special session, withstood unpr

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