"We're not walking out on our responsibilities; we're walking out on a rigged system that refuses to listen to the people we represent. As of today, this corrupt special session is over," state Rep. Gene Wu, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, said in a statement.

There are 150 members of the Texas House, but 100 — a quorum — are needed to conduct business. The House Democratic Caucus announced Sunday afternoon that the majority of Democratic members would break quorum and leave the state ahead of floor debate scheduled for Monday on a proposed congressional map.

Texas Democratic lawmakers said they left the state in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its congressional maps — a redistricting initiative pushed by President Donald Trump.