The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal with congressional redistricting and a host of other issues — laying down a new gauntlet for Democrats who fled the state nearly two weeks ago to halt a vote on a new district map.

Braun told the Indiana Capital Chronicle Tuesday that he hasn’t yet decided if he’ll call a special session for redistricting, but said he and state leaders are “considering it seriously” as they wai...