• Texas House meets: Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced that a “quorum is not present” after the state House convened without many Democrats. State House Democrats fled Sunday in a bid to block a partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map, which was orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald Trump.
• Deadline for governor’s ultimatum passes: In a hostile response, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to remove lawmakers who don’t show up when the state House convenes, equating the absence to an “abandonment or forfeiture of an elected state office.”
• Inside the redistricting plan: The proposal put forward last week by Texas Republicans could potentially eliminate five Democratic US House seats as the GOP enters the 2026 midterms with a razor-thin majority. With solid majorities in both state legislative chambers, Republicans have a glide path to delivering on Trump’s wishes.
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced that a “quorum is not present” after the state House convened without many Democrats.
Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a bid to block a partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map, which was orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald Trump.
