Texas Dems end weekslong quorum standoff in redistricting fight

The high-stakes battle between Republicans and Democrats over congressional redistricting ahead of next year's midterm elections resumed on Monday in California and Texas, with Texas Democrats ending their weeks long standoff, paving the way for Republicans to pass their new congressional map. In Austin, Texas, state lawmakers gathered for a second straight special session called by conservative Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.At the top of their to-do list is passing a GOP-crafted redistricting map that would create up to five Republican-leaning congressional districts at the expense of currently