Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort

State Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Austin on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Credit: Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune)

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As the Texas Legislature’s overtime special session kicked off Monday, Democratic lawmakers promised to make their Republican colleagues’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps as painful and protracted a battle as possible. They threatened to drag out hearings, filibuster and even flee the state to deny the quorum necessary to conduct legislative business.