Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats do not return to the state Capitol. But the Democrats who bolted for points across the country on Aug.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout.

A Texas Monthly representative discusses Texas Democrats walking out to block a GOP redistricting plan that could add five congressional seats. The move delays the vote, but the analyst calls it a last-ditch tactic with limited influence.