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Texas Democrats returned to the state House after a two-week walkout over a GOP redistricting plan, enabling the passage of a map that favors Republicans and sparking a broader national debate on redistricting and representation. The walkout was a protest against the map, which aims to add GOP seats, and the Democrats plan to challenge it in court while rallying support for their cause across the country.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has withdrawn his emergency rules that would have greatly restricted care for transgender adults, including minors. The rules, which included a new therapy requirement that created an 18-month waiting period for care, were terminated effective Tuesday. Bailey's action effectively ends a court fight in St. Louis County over the rules. The Missouri Legislature passed restrictions on transgender health care for minors last week, which Governor Mike Parson is expected to sign.