Today is the day Texas state House Speaker Dustin Burrows set as a deadline for Democrats who fled the state to return to the chamber and help establish quorum. Follow for live updates.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with legislative business, including redistricting.

State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.

Texas lawmakers are in a standoff over redistricting, igniting a nationwide effort among states to reconsider electoral boundaries amid high political stakes.

The vice president visited Indiana as President Donald Trump pushes for Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps.