A bitter fight over redistricting in Texas has all but upended a special legislative session targeting Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) wide-ranging agenda, from responding to July’s devastating floods to further curtailing abortion access.
President Donald Trump called on the Texas GOP to use the special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps in a rare mid-decade redistricting push to sweep up to five Democratic-held US House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Outnumbered in both chambers of the state legislature, Texas Democrats decided to flee the state to deny the House the two-thirds quorum required for votes and run ...