Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind. Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but staying in Texas to fight.

The session on Aug. 8 was brief: Eight minutes gavel to gavel. Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows recognized there still wasn’t a quorum, chastised the missing members & adjourned until Monday, Aug. 11.

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