Things that didn't happen yesterday: Texas Democrats did not return home.

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32. "Reports of their return have been greatly exaggerated"

Are Texas Democrats Giving Up the Redistricting Fight?

It was nearly two weeks ago when more than 50 Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives left the state in order to deny the full chamber a quorum and prevent the passage of a Republican gerrymandered congressional map backed by President Donald Trump. Now as Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up the pressure on the absent members, Texas Democrats are reportedly mulling a return home.

Sources told ABC News and their local Houston affiliate ABC13 that Democrats are expected to go back to Texas believing that they have “accomplished their mission” by helping to stymie the special session and raise nationwide awareness of the state’s redistricting fight. According to ABC, the Democrats could return as soon as this weekend, though those plans are subject to change.

However, Texas Democrats appeared to push back on that reporting through the caucus’s official account on X, stating that no official plans have been made and placing the onus for ending this conflict on state Republicans.

“Members are still assessing their strategies going forward and are in meetings to make decisions about future plans currently,” the post reads. “If and when Texas House Democrats breaking quorum decide to go home is squarely dependent on the actions the Governor, Speaker, and Texas Republicans in charge make with regard to prioritizing flood victims over redistricting that hurts Texans.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/are-texas-democrats-giving-up-the-redistricting-fight.html

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