Texas Standoff Coming to a Close?

Interesting: Texas 11 senator plans return to Austin

The 37-day Democratic protest against redistricting by 11 Texas senators appeared to be unraveling Tuesday after one of them said he was planning to return to Texas today.

Sen. John Whitmire of Houston, the dean of the Senate, said he wanted to go back to Austin for what he realizes would be a losing fight with the GOP majority over redistricting--” but that he was prepared to flee the state again if he couldn't make that happen on his own terms.

"I believe it is time for a serious cooling-off period and a serious discussion for arriving on an exit strategy," Whitmire said.

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He said he planned to talk with them “about going back to Texas, because there is no exit strategy to remaining in New Mexico indefinitely.” But he also said he remained adamantly opposed to redistricting and committed to fight against the effort.

“But the time has come to return, put up one heck of a fight on the Senate floor” and then hope that the redistricting bill the Republican leadership wants will be ruled unconstitutional in federal court.