The Texas House's announced Monday that they are back in Austin, just hours before the House is scheduled to reconvene amid the state's.
With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature will likely move quickly to pass of the state's congressional districts.
But the Democrats stressed their return was not a defeat. Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, who the Texas House Democratic Caucus, said they are "returning to Texas more dangerous to Republicans" than when they left.
That is mainly due to California Democrats now in the fight.
The Golden State has already for California that would cancel out any Republican gains in Texas, where proposed maps could give the GOP as many as five new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
California Democrats there say the change would only take effect if Texas Republicans go through with their own redistricting plans.
Exactly how Republicans will respond to the threat is unclear. Some Texas lawmakers have suggested the party's response should be drawing even more partisan maps, giving the GOP in Congress.
Texas Democrats have said they are prepared to to try and defeat whatever map Texas Republicans pass. That would be the party's last ditch effort to stop a new map from taking effect before the 2026 midterms.
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