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lostincalifornia

(4,443 posts) Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:36 AM Aug 13

Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say

Source: ABC News

"Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas, feeling they have accomplished their mission of killing the first special session, raising awareness and sparking national backlash about the mid-decade redistricting, multiple sources confirmed to ABC station KTRK and ABC News on Tuesday.

A source told ABC News the House Democrats loosely plan on returning this weekend. Those plans could change, the source noted, if Republicans go back on their word to begin a second special session on Friday.

In a news release on Tuesday that did not share specific plans, House Democrats proclaimed victory, saying that they "have killed this corrupt special session on behalf of Texas families -- exactly what we said we'd do when we left the state."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-democrats-return-after-governor-ends-special-session/story?id=124592449

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Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say (Original Post) lostincalifornia Aug 13 OP

Yipeee ii aaaaa - yipeee ii ooooo BoRaGard Aug 13 #1

If the re-districting is kept in court long enough, no_hypocrisy Aug 13 #2

These aren't very friendly courts FBaggins Aug 13 #4

I'm not sure that many will agree that they accomplished their mission FBaggins Aug 13 #3

there will be a another "special session" called soon Javaman Aug 13 #5

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Statements from State Party Chair and Representative Trey Martinez Fischer LetMyPeopleVote Aug 18 #7

BoRaGard

(7,526 posts)

1. Yipeee ii aaaaa - yipeee ii ooooo

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:04 AM

Aug 13

no_hypocrisy

(53,048 posts)

2. If the re-districting is kept in court long enough,

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:32 AM

Aug 13

the five prospective new republican representatives (excuse the alliteration) won't be a factor in the 2026 Midterm Elections.

FBaggins

(28,430 posts)

4. These aren't very friendly courts

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:16 AM

Aug 13

It wouldn’t be easy to delay. The case itself could take well past the next election, but the lines will apply unless a court slaps an injunction on them pending trial - but that would get immediately appealed to probably the reddest circuit

FBaggins

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3. I'm not sure that many will agree that they accomplished their mission

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:09 AM

Aug 13

But the reality is that weren’t going to be able to block this train on their own

Javaman

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5. there will be a another "special session" called soon

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:53 AM

Aug 13

and we have to go through this bullshit again.

however, I worry that fascist asshole abbott has something up his sleeve to prevent the Dems from leaving again.

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LetMyPeopleVote

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7. Statements from State Party Chair and Representative Trey Martinez Fischer

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Mon Aug 18, 2025, 02:07 PM

Aug 18

Link to tweet

Statement from one of my favorite members of the Texas House (I testified before TMF back in 2011 on redistricting). My claims ended up in the redistricting lawsuit filed by LULAC. It was sad when the court rejected these claims but I respected the effort)

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