德克萨斯州众议院选区划分委员会周一晚上投票否决了一项法案的新版本，该法案提出了新的国会地图，此前该委员会考虑了与最初提出的地图相比有一些变化的版本。
在众议院日历委员会安排之后，这将使该法案在众议院得到考虑，这意味着新地图将继续向前发展。
周一早些时候，民主党人回到奥斯汀，结束了与共和党人在拟议的国会地图上长达两周的对峙，从而在周一早些时候，德克萨斯州众议院达到了法定人数，这可能为共和党人批准变革扫清了道路，这些变革可能会在明年为共和党人带来多达五个新的众议院席位。
众议院后来将包括新国会地图的新版本法案提交给重划选区委员会，这是众议院必须再次遵循的程序性举措，因为它已经开始了新的立法会议。众议院没有进行任何表决，休会至周三。
唐纳德·特朗普总统敦促德克萨斯州的共和党人重新绘制国会地图，格雷格·艾伯特州长召集了一次特别会议，讨论重划选区和其他问题。周一，总统敦促立法者“尽快”通过新地图
“这是我支持的最受欢迎的倡议之一。共和党人喜欢看我们为伟大的事业而战。请尽快传递这张地图，”特朗普在其社交媒体平台上的一篇帖子中写道。
布伦斯说，对于过去几周阻止众议院达到法定人数的民主党成员，民事逮捕令仍然有效。
“众议院经历了动荡的两周，但这个机构早在我们之前就存在了，并将比我们每个人都长久，”布伦斯说。“代表来了又走，问题起起落落，但本机构经历了战争、经济萧条和法定人数中断，这可以追溯到第一届会议。它也将经受住这一点，留下的将是一个多数人有权获胜，少数人有权被倾听的会议厅。”
根据德克萨斯州众议院民主党核心小组发布的一份声明，州众议员尼科尔·科利尔(Nicole Collier)是离开该州以打破法定人数并阻止对拟议地图进行投票的民主党成员之一，截至周一晚上，她被困在州议会，因为她拒绝同意执法护送。
布伦斯为打破法定人数并返回的成员制定了严格的条件。
周一早上，他说“众议院的召唤”仍然有效，旨在通过锁门和强迫成员返回来确保法定人数。布伦斯说，那些因拒绝法定人数而被发出民事逮捕令的众议院成员，只有在获得书面许可并同意被置于执法人员的监管之下，才能被允许离开房子，执法人员将确保他们在周三返回。
科利尔在一份声明中写道，她拒绝同意这一条件，并拒绝接受执法部门的跟踪。
“我拒绝签字放弃我作为正式当选代表的尊严，这样共和党人就可以控制我的行动，用警察护送监视我。我的社区是由多数人和少数人组成的，他们希望我站出来代表他们，”科利尔说。
民主党人表示，他们将建立一个“反对歧视地图的法律案例”。如果这些新地图在立法院获得通过，人们普遍预计它们会遭到诉讼。
“我们杀死了腐败的特别会议，经受住了前所未有的监视和恐吓，并召集全国民主党人加入这场争取公平代表权的生存斗争——重塑了整个2026年的格局，”民主党党团主席州众议员吉恩·吴在一份声明中说。“对共和党人的计划来说，我们返回德克萨斯州比离开时更加危险。"
至少有一名众议院民主党人，州众议员艾莎·戴维斯(Aicha Davis)在周一的一份声明中表示，她不会成为帮助恢复法定人数的民主党人之一。
戴维斯在一份声明中说:“我向我的选区承诺，我将战斗到最后，以保持我们的代表权不受损害，我将信守我的诺言。”
民主党众议员艾琳·兹维纳(Erin Zwiener)在众议院休会后的新闻发布会上表示，民主党人正在利用法律和投票权专家，并在会上表示，“我们将建立一个有助于法律斗争向前发展的记录;我们将努力说服我们的(共和党)同事做正确的事情，但坦率地说，我对我从许多同事那里看到的道德勇气水平感到失望。我们将谈论这些地区的实际影响。”
当被问及民主党人是否有机会再次离开该州时，兹维纳说，所有的选择都摆在桌面上，她不会讨论策略，
在德克萨斯州立法机构周五开始第二次特别立法会议后，仍未能达到法定人数，预计共和党立法者将在周一试图达到法定人数，然后努力推进新地图，这将再次通过众议院的重划委员会和程序性投票。
另外，加利福尼亚州的民主党州议员正式公布了他们拟议的立法，以在11月的投票中获得新的国会地图，并表示，如果德克萨斯州继续推进其拟议的新国会地图，这将是一种对抗。立法者没有进入地图的细节或立法的实质，但表示这将是一项宪法修正案，其中将包括地图，以及对该州独立选区划分委员会的肯定，以及只有在其他州推进十年中期选区划分的情况下才会触发新地图的语言。
但共和党议员表示，由州长加文·纽瑟姆推动的这一举措不仅明显带有党派色彩，还可能威胁到加州的民主。他们在州议会大厦对记者说，拟议中的立法颠覆了加州选民的意愿。他们还说，他们对德克萨斯州的重划努力持批评态度，并希望在全国范围内独立重新划分选区。
“纽森州长，这只不过是一场夺权。这是一场赌博，我们在萨克拉门托的共和党人说，我们希望无党派公民为整个国家重新划分选区，这是我们的榜样，”州参议员托尼·斯特里克兰告诉记者。
伊利诺伊州和纽约州的民主党州长也威胁要以同样的方式回应德克萨斯州，马里兰州民主党控制的州众议院的一项法案将迫使该州改变地图，如果另一个州在十年中期提出新的地图。据报道，共和党控制的佛罗里达州和密苏里州也在考虑在中期选举前重新划分选区。
美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)看到的一份邀请函显示，特朗普政府已邀请印第安纳州共和党人下周前往白宫，听取高级官员和内阁秘书的意见，了解他们如何与政府合作支持特朗普的议程。一位了解这一事件的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，随着白宫向印第安纳州议员施加压力，要求他们在明年中期选举前重新划分国会选区，预计将讨论重新划分选区的问题。
副总统万斯(JD Vance)本月早些时候前往印第安纳州，在州议会大厦与立法者讨论重新划分选区的问题。
Texas House redistricting committee advances bill with new congressional maps
The Texas House of Representatives’ committee on redistricting voted out of committee Monday evening a new version of a bill with proposed new congressional maps after it considered a version with some changes from the originally proposed maps.
This sets up the bill to be considered on the House floor, after the House’s calendars committee schedules it, which means the new maps are set to continue moving forward.
The Texas House reached a quorum earlier Monday after Democrats returned to Austin ending a two-week standoff with Republicans over proposed congressional maps, potentially clearing the way for Republicans to approve changes that could net Republicans as many as five new House seats next year.
The House later referred the new version of the bill that includes new congressional maps to the redistricting committee, a procedural move that the House has to follow again because it has started a new legislative session. The House did not take any votes and adjourned until Wednesday.
President Donald Trump pushed Republicans in Texas to redraw their congressional maps and Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to take up redistricting and other issues. On Monday, the president urged legislators to pass the new maps "ASAP!"
"It is one of the most popular initiatives I have ever supported. Republicans love watching us fight for a Great Cause. Please pass this Map, ASAP," Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform.
Burrows said that civil arrest warrants remain in force for Democratic members who prevented the House from reaching a quorum over the past few weeks.
"The House has been through a tumultuous two weeks, but this institution long predates us and will long outlast each of us," Burrows said. "Representatives come and go, issues rise and fall, but this body has endured wars, economic depressions and quorum breaks dating back to the very first session. It will withstand this too, and what will remain is a chamber where the majority has the right to prevail, the minority has the right to be heard."
State Rep. Nicole Collier, one of the Democratic members who had left the state to break quorum and prevent voting on the proposed maps, was stuck in the statehouse as of Monday night because she refused to agree to a law enforcement escort, according to a statement released by the Texas House Democratic Caucus.
Burrows laid out strict conditions for the members who broke quorum and returned.
On Monday morning, he said that the “call of the House," meant to help secure a quorum by locking doors and compelling members to return, was still in effect. Burrows said that House members who had civil arrest warrants out for them for denying quorum would be allowed to leave the House only if they got written permission and agreed to be put into the custody of a law enforcement officer who would ensure they return on Wednesday.
Collier wrote in a statement that she had refused to agree to this condition and to be followed by law enforcement.
"I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts. My community is majority-minority, and they expect me to stand up for their representation,” Collier said.
Democrats say that they are going to build a "legal case against the discriminatory map". The new maps are widely expected to be hit by lawsuits if they pass the legislature.
"We killed the corrupt special session, withstood unprecedented surveillance and intimidation, and rallied Democrats nationwide to join this existential fight for fair representation -- reshaping the entire 2026 landscape," Democratic Caucus chair state Rep. Gene Wu said in a statement. "We're returning to Texas more dangerous to Republicans' plans than when we left."
At least one House Democrat, state Rep. Aicha Davis, said in a statement Monday she would not be one of the Democrats who would help restore a quorum.
"I made a commitment to my district that I would fight until the end to keep our representation intact and I'm staying true to my word," Davis said in a statement.
Democratic state Rep. Erin Zwiener said at a news conference after the House adjourned that Democrats are tapping legal and voting rights experts, and from the floor, "We are going to build a record that helps the legal fight go forward; we will try to persuade our [GOP] colleagues to do the right thing, but quite frankly I'm disappointed in the level of moral courage I see from a lot of my colleagues. And we're going to speak about the real impact of these districts."
Asked if there was any chance Democrats leave the state again, Zwiener said that all options remain on the table and that she would not discuss strategy,
After the Texas state legislature began a second special legislative session on Friday and failed still to meet quorum, Republican legislators are expected to try for a quorum Monday and then to work to advance the new maps, which will have to once again pass through the House's redistricting committee and procedural votes.
Separately, Democratic state legislators in California formally unveiled their proposed legislation to get new congressional maps on the ballot in November, saying that it will be a counter to Texas if it moves forward with its proposed new congressional maps. Lawmakers did not get into the specifics of the map or the nitty-gritty of the legislation, but said it would be a constitutional amendment that would include maps, as well as affirmation for the state's independent redistricting commission and language that triggers new maps only if other states move forward with mid-decade redistricting.
But Republican legislators said the move, pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is not only overtly partisan but could threaten democracy in California. Speaking to reporters in the state Capitol, they said that the proposed legislation subverts the will of voters in California. They also said they were critical of Texas' redrawing effort and wanted independent redistricting nationally.
"Governor Newsom, this is nothing more than a power grab. It's a gamble, and we as Republicans here in Sacramento say we want non-partisan citizens redistricting for the whole country, and it is the role model that we have," state Sen. Tony Strickland told reporters.
Democratic governors in Illinois and New York have also threatened to respond to Texas in kind and a bill in Maryland's Democrat-controlled state House would force the state to change its map if another state proposed a new map mid-decade. Republican-controlled Florida and Missouri are also reportedly considering redistricting before the midterms.
The Trump administration has invited Indiana Republicans to the White House next week to hear from senior officials and Cabinet secretaries how they can partner with the administration to support Trump's agenda, according to an invitation reviewed by ABC News. A source with knowledge of the event told ABC News that it's expected that redistricting will be discussed as the White House ramps up pressure on Indiana state lawmakers to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year's midterms.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Indiana earlier this month to discuss redistricting with lawmakers at the state capitol.
