Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

Texas Democratic lawmakers are currently holding a members-only meeting and discussing next steps as they weigh how long to continue to remain out of the state and block a new congressional map, three sources close to the caucus told CNN.

A majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walked out of the chamber Tuesday to protest the chamber’s congressional redistricting map as it advanced to the Texas House. Nine of the Senate’s 11 Democrats left just as Republican Sen.