Texas Democratic lawmakers have returned to the state after just two weeks away, allowing Greg Abbott and Republicans to carry out their racist redistricting plan which will further entrench far-right power in the state. But not only that: the Democrats have granted the legislature quorum to further attack abortion rights and trans people, both items on the special session. By caving to the far-right agenda without anything to show for it, Texas Democrats are potentially presiding over their own demise. Texas Dems conditioned their return on a promise by California to similarly redraw their districts in favor of their own party. As the Texas Democrats rejoin their Republican friends in the halls of power, the working class of Texas must keep organizing for a different type of power: the power of the people.