Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a GOP-favored redistricting plan.

Texas House Democrats have returned to Austin for a second special session after fleeing the state to block a redistricting effort by Republicans in the state.

Multiple sources say Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas.

The Texas State House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on the state's controversial congressional redistricting plan after Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session with Democrats ending their boycott and returning to the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

More than 50 Democrats left the state on Aug. 4 in a quorum-breaking move to stop congressional redistricting by stalling official business in the House.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of U.

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.

Over 50 Texas Democrats left the state on Aug. 3 as the legislature considered redistricting efforts during a special legislative session called by Abbott.