US EditionAbbott: Texas redistricting fight ‘could literally last years’
TEXAS, AUG 11 – Governor Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions and daily fines for 51 absent Democrats blocking GOP redistricting that could add five congressional seats, escalating a prolonged political standoff.
- Amid redistricting fights, Abbott vowed to hold special sessions every 30 days indefinitely to pressure Democrats to return, threatening arrest 'for literally years'.
- On August 3, 2025, more than 50 Texas House Democrats fled to break quorum, blocking redistricting plans that could give the GOP five new seats.
- On Friday, AG Ken Paxton asked to vacate at least 13 seats, and each absent lawmaker faces a $500 daily fine that could total over $400,000.
- With the House paralyzed, flood aid and other laws remain stalled as of August 11, 2025.
- Beyond Texas, the outcome could reshape Congress, as Abbott’s indefinite sessions aim to secure five new GOP seats in 2026, backed by Trump and Vance.
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'Weakling!' Texas gov gets brutal civics lesson from Jasmine Crockett
A prominent Democrat gave Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott a brutal civics lesson on Monday. Abbott has claimed that Texas Democrats who broke quorum during a special session have violated their constitutional duty and called for their removal from office. He further insulted the Democrats on Monda...
Doggett says Casar should stay out of his district: '2 seats is better than 1'
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Many political pundits saw a potential primary between U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, and U.S. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, as a key part of the proposed partisan redrawing of Texas' U.S. Congressional map — a map President Donald Trump said he hopes give Republicans five new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Doggett disagrees with their assessment. "Some reports have been a bit misleading in indicating that Austin's two …
‘What gives you the right?’: Tapper pushes back on Abbott over calls to remove Dem lawmaker
CNN’s Jake Tapper presses GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over why he took the unusual step of calling for Democratic leader state Rep. Gene Wu to be removed from office amid the ongoing redistricting fight.
'We're allowed to be partisan' in drawing congressional maps, Texas Republican says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll extend the standoff over redistricting for as long as necessary. The Republican effort is being pushed by President Trump and Abbott, who called a special session. Democrats have called foul, and they’re trying to run out the clock by staying out of state. Stephanie Sy discussed more with the GOP lawmaker central to the debate, state Rep. Carl Tepper.
Gov. Abbott says Texas redistricting fight 'could literally last years'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed that his state’s redistricting fight may not be resolved anytime soon. The governor joined Fox News on Sunday to discuss the drama taking place in the Texas House, as Democrats fled the state to stonewall a vote on a new congressional map. Abbott revealed that simply returning will not be enough to end the fight, saying that he is willing to call special session after special session just to prove a point. Wat…
This Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Democratic state legislators who fled to blue states to avoid approval of new electoral maps that the threat of arrest on them will last "literally years." Read more]]>
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