If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

For weeks, the Texas House has been unable to make quorum, but that will likely change, according to one of the House Democrats who fled to Chicago.

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said Caucus Chair Gene Wu of Houston in a statement.

Texas Democrats in Chicago have declared victory after a two-week battle to prevent Republicans from redrawing districting maps, sparking national momentum for other states to do the same.

Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.

The stalemate over redistricting Texas is escalating among state lawmakers with Senate Democrats joining House Democrats and walking out of the session. MSNBC Columnist Charlie Sykes, host of “The Bulwark Podcast” Tim Miller and Michael Hardaway,

The effort to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections could make GOP incumbents vulnerable.

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first sign of a threat to the whole country.