Republicans in the Texas legislature are expected to resume their redistricting efforts on Wednesday morning.

At the behest of President Donald Trump, Texas lawmakers are poised to approve new maps that would give Republicans the advantage in five U.S. House districts. Typically, maps are redrawn once a decade following the U.S. census, but Republicans are wanting to update the map in the middle of the decade.

The Texas House could vote as soon as today on new U.S. House districts following a floor debate that is expected to be long and heated.

Democrats returned to the state this week after several weeks away to protest the Republican plan. After their protest, Republicans ordered Texas House Democrats to sign a permission slip to leave the Statehouse.

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