The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

The vote will take place after Democrats returned to the House Monday, which established a quorum for the first time in two weeks.

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A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

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Texas lawmakers are set to vote as early as Wednesday on state Republicans' controversial congressional redistricting map.

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Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.