Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and stall a GOP redistricting plan announced Thursday they will return to Texas only once “two critical conditions” are met.

The conditions are the Legislature’s adjournment sine die Friday, as well as the introduction of redistricting maps in California that would “neutralize” the proposed Texas changes, according to a new statement from the House Democratic Caucus.

“Under the advice of legal counsel, Democrats must return to Texas to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle against a map that violates both the current Voting Rights Act and the Constitution,” the statement read.

“We will return to the House floor and to the courthouse with a clear message: the fight to protect voting rights has only just begun.”

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