The Texas House signaled it would move quickly on redistricting and other legislative matters after reaching a quorum Monday afternoon following the return of Democrats who had fled the state in protest against GOP efforts to push through a new congressional map. 

The session lasted just under half an hour, with a number of bills being read and referred to different committees, including legislation around the proposed GOP House map.

Democrats had signaled they would return to the state after two conditions were met: Texas lawmakers adjourning their first special session Friday and California Democrats introducing their own House map that looks to offset expected gains from Texas’s new House map. Both of those happened last week. Read Full Story

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