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.
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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.
ABC News' Hannah Demissie contributed to this report.
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