The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s Democrats walked out to protest the same Republican-backed plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts that prompted the House quorum break earlier this month.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called special sessions to pass a redistricting bill and other legislation. ©Office of Gov. Greg Abbott livestream The Texas Senate has passed all bills on the call for the first special session called by Gov.

The Texas State Capitol on the day of a new session of the Texas House after Democratic lawmakers left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, in Austin,

Texas House Democrats plan to return to the state after fleeing to block GOP redistricting efforts, local Texas media has confirmed.