House Democrats who fled Texas to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will soon return to the state, believing they accomplished their mission of stopping a special session called by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and raising awareness and sparking national backlash about a mid-decade redistricting plan.

It is not known on which day they will return, but in a news release Tuesday that did not share specific plans, House Democrats proclaimed victory, saying they “have killed this corrupt special session on behalf of Texas families – exactly what we said we’d do when we left the state,” ABC News and KTRK-TV in Austin reported.

Abbott initially called the Legislature in for a special session to distribute relief funds to the victims of the deadly flooding in Kerr County last month, as well as the redistricting plan.

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