Their return to Austin marks less a triumphant comeback than<\/p>\n
a reluctant surrender to political reality.<\/p>\n
With Republicans firmly in control and<\/p>\n
only a handful of Democrats needed for a quorum,<\/p>\n
the walkout was always a race against time, money, and fear.<\/p>\n
A court order choking off outside funding,<\/p>\n
including support linked to Beto O\u2019Rourke, hastened the collapse.<\/p>\n
Behind the scenes, lawmakers faced mounting personal threats and the<\/p>\n
strain of living on the run, far from families and regular paychecks.<\/p>\n
Republican leaders are poised to press their advantage,<\/p>\n
ready to end the current session and call another until their redistricting and<\/p>\n
broader agenda are locked into law.<\/p>\n
For Democrats, the boycott becomes less a path to victory than a symbolic flare:<\/p>\n
a costly, temporary delay meant to rally public resistance,<\/p>\n
even as the machinery of power grinds inexorably forward without them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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