Approximately two dozen Texas House Democrats returned to Austin on Aug. 18, ending a two-week walkout over a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

After calling the House to order with the two-thirds quorum needed to conduct official business, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said lawmakers would “move quickly” on dozens of bills, which include the redistricting legislation, flood and disaster response proposals, THC regulations and a plan to overhaul the state’s standardized testing system . Those bills were approved by state senators during the first special legislative session, but were not sent to the governor’s desk due to the House quorum break.

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House Democrats’ walkout delayed the passage of the proposed congressional map, which Repub

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