Democrats who are eyeing Texas’ Senate seat next year have upped their ad spending and media appearances while embracing clashes with Republican leaders.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows has given quorum-breaking Texas Democrats an ultimatum: come back to Texas or the special session ends-and with it, efforts to ban THC and handle flood response die. Burrows set a deadline,

Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday they are prepared to end their current stalemated special session and immediately start another, prolonging their confrontation with Democrats over the GOP's effort to redraw congressional maps at the direction of President Donald Trump.