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A state representative from El Paso is facing an arrest warrant after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the detention of “delinquent Texas House lawmakers” who fled the state to block a redistricting vote that ...
The Texas governor is threatening Democrats who don’t show up to the Capitol to vote on his gerrymandered maps.
Of course this gerrymandering plan is about keeping power. But it’s about keeping power to a specific end: to pass laws ...
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TX governor threatens to arrest Democrat lawmakers
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is now threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state as part of an ongoing ...
Shortly after the vote, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said he ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest the Democrats who fled the state, an order which will remain in ...
"Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did," Gov. Greg Abbott said in response to Dems breaking quorum.
President Trump argued that Republicans are “entitled” to pick up five additional House seats in Texas as state GOP officials try to advance a new congressional district map ahead of the midterms ...
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has directed state troopers to “locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member ...
The Texas House is set to reconvene at 2 p.m. ET today after State House Democrats fled the state Sunday in a bid to block a partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map. Follow here for the ...
Democratic lawmakers left a special session in the Lone Star State in effort to block a vote on a Republican congressional ...
Texas Democrats grapple with legal, political, and personal pressure as they protest Republican efforts to rewrite the state's congressional map before next year’s elections. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ...
Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety inside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who ...