Texas Democratic lawmakers said they returned to the state Monday after a two-week absence that temporarily blocked Republican leaders from enacting a plan aimed at padding their party's majority in the U.S. House, a move that sparked a national political ...

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

Texas Democrats were expected to return to Texas and end their two-week walkout Monday, paving the way for Republicans to pass a redrawn congressional map.