.Hakeem Jeffries on if he's urging Dems to break quorum: “We’re going to do everything possible to support the Texas legislators," he says. "All options should be on the table to protect the people of Texans. But Texas Democrats are going to be the ones to decide that.”

Inbox: California Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley to introduce legislation to prohibit mid-decade redistricting nationwide. Kiley plans to introduce the bill tomorrow, to nullify new maps adopted by states before the 2030 census, including any that are adopted this year.

#NEW: Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the latest New York congressional maps in February 2024. She now wants to reopen the process. thehill.com/homenews/54351…

breaking via Eleanor Klibanoff: Gov. Greg Abbott asks all-Republican Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader from Houston who left state in protest of GOP's push to redraw Congressional districts with intent of gaining five more U.S. House seats. texastribune.org/2025/08/05/tex…

New: CA Secretary of State's office confirms CALeg needs to declare special election on redistricting by Aug. 22 if they want it to be on Nov. 4. They're on recess until the 18th. Lawmakers will have five days to finalize maps, ballot initiative and take public comment.

Texas House Dem Chair Gene Wu responds to Abbott’s suit to remove him from office: “I took an oath to the constitution, not a politician’s agenda. … Denying the governor a quorum was not an abandonment of my office; it was a fulfillment of my oath.” #txlege

#CALeg similarly allows lawmakers who don't request absences to be 'taken into custody' (as I'm guessing is the case for many states) - read the full thread for when this was used (courtesy of Alex Vassar 📚) x.com/SameeaKamal/st…

House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him. texastribune.org/2025/08/06/tex… via Texas Tribune

2 things I learned in this must-read Eleanor Klibanoff piece: ✔️ The TX Supreme Court said in 2021 that the Constitution allows #txlege members to thwart legislation by leaving the state ✔️ The last time quorum-breakers were expelled was in colonial New Jersey texastribune.org/2025/08/07/gre…

Texas Senate redistricting committee votes 6-1 to advance a new congressional map, identical to the one proposed by the Texas House. It will now go to the Senate floor for a vote. The map’s ultimate passage is currently, at least, stymied by the House Democrats’ quorum break

Read Kayla Guo’s excellent dispatch from St. Charles, Ill., where Texas Dems told her they know they may lose their bid to stop the GOP map redraw, but they want to encourage blue states to retaliate texastribune.org/2025/08/08/tex… #txlege

Texas Dem senators just walked out of the chamber to protest SB 4, the new congressional map. They do not have the head count to block the bill’s passage, but are dissenting by not sitting through the vote. House Democrats remain out of state to block the bill in their chamber

In an email, Common Cause says it “will not preemptively oppose mid-decade redistricting in California.”

'All options on table' for redistricting in Maryland, Governor Wes Moore says. wbaltv.com/article/maryla…

.Dustin Burrows tells members to expect the next special session to be called at noon. #txlege

Opponents of Ten Commandments display law seek to block its enforcement as school year begins in Houston houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…

Only change is announcing "camp safety" as its own item. #txlege

Republicans have a slightly tweaked version of the Texas congressional map for the second special session. New map is Plan C2331. #txlege dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Congress/0/PLA…