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A standoff in Texas ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., returned to Austin.

Here’s an explanation of what the Democrats are trying to do, and how likely it is to work.

Democrats in the Texas Legislature were planning Monday to leave for Washington, D.C., in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws.

Some Texas Democrats say they’re ready to stage a second walkout to again stop one of America’s most restrictive voting measures. Hundreds of people waited hours at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to testify against the GOP’s second try at passing new election laws.

Legislative leaders say they’re getting closer to reconvening state lawmakers following a pause during the coronavirus pandemic — but the special session still be a month or more away. State lawmakers have remained largely on the sidelines for the past three months after they adjourned and gave Democratic Gov. Janet Mills broad emergency powers to address the pandemic. Neither Senate…