Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

I don’t have a plan," state Rep. Nicole Collier told reporters in the gallery Monday afternoon. "I just feel in my heart that this is wrong.”

After Democrats spent several weeks delaying a vote, the Texas House is poised to vote on new congressional district that could help Republicans win several Democratic seats.

Sam Parker wears an outfit from "The Handmaid's Tale" as she protests the confinement of Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the Legislature on Monday after denying a quorum for two weeks.

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S.