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Texas House Democrats may be out of state, but the Senate will continue to work on re-drawing the Congressional map.
In an interview on KTRH, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said, "We'll start our redistricting hearings later today than tomorrow and Friday, and bring them after the floor soon. If the House comes back and gets a quorum, they need four or five more Democrats to come back. They're very close right now. They're in the mid nineties. They need one hundred total votes, two thirds of the House to have a quorum. We have a quorum in the Senate," Patrick said.
The House Dems left the state earlier this week to avoid redistricting. You can listen to the full interview below.