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Texas Legislature begins Second special session

Texas Senate quickly passes several bills on second special session’s first day

Lawmakers focused first on flood-related bills Monday night and tackled other legislation including a THC ban, property taxes and deed fraud.

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Abbott announces second special session as Texas Democrats plan return

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Gov. Greg Abbott resets Texas redistricting fight with second special session

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Texas Democrat sleeps on House floor in bodyguard protest

A Texas Democrat slept in the House chamber overnight after rejecting an around-the-clock police escort tasked with ensuring she showed up to work.

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Texas lawmaker in redistricting fight spends night in Capitol to avoid police monitor

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Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass

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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

The majority of the Democrats complied with the law enforcement escort, showing reporters what they called “permission slips” they received to leave the House floor and pointing to the officers escor...

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Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map

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US Redistricting Showdown: Texas Democrats Return, California Joins the Fight Ahead of 2026 Midterms

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

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.

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Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state

The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.

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Texas Lawmakers Return to State as Redistricting Standoff Ends

Texas Democratic lawmakers are returning to the state as a second special legislative session gets underway. The representatives spent two weeks outside Texas to block a vote on new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump that could shift as many as five seats in the US House of Representatives to Republicans.