US EditionGovernor Abbott orders arrest of absent Texas House Democrats
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday he will try to remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block voting on Trump-backed congressional maps.
- This action follows dozens of Democrats fleeing Sunday to Illinois and New York to deny a quorum ahead of a Monday House vote on maps aiming to add five GOP-leaning Texas seats.
- Texas's 150-member House requires two-thirds presence to conduct business, but at least 51 Democrats holding 62 seats left the state, preventing votes and delaying disaster aid after recent catastrophic floods.
- Abbott referenced a 2021 legal opinion from Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton—though not legally binding—to assert that Democrats had lost their legislative seats and might have committed felonies, while Democrats dismissed his claims as baseless distractions without legal merit.
- The dispute escalated nationally with New York Governor Kathy Hochul supporting the Texas Democrats and Democratic governors considering retaliatory map redrawing amid a wider partisan power struggle.
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The state shutdown breathes in the back of the neck, Merce. Texas state legislators passed civil arrest warrants against more than 50 Democrats who left the state in order to block the controversial district redistribution plan that would favor the Republican Party in next year’s elections. The Cherry of the Cake: Governor Greg Abbott threatened to expel Democratic legislators from their posts or send law enforcement to force them back to Texas.…
‘Cowardice & Dereliction Of Duty’ – Texas Governor Orders Arrest Of Fleeing Democratic Lawmakers
from ZeroHedge: Update (1630ET): Promises made, promises kept… Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a controversial vote on new congressional maps. “Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty to Texans,” Abbott said in a statement Monday. “I ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to locate, arrest, […]
Abbott threatens arrest, removal after Democrats break quorum over redistricting map
Democratic lawmakers left Texas, halting the special session over redistricting. Pictured: State Rep. Gene Wu. Credit: Getty Images Governor Greg Abbott issued a stern warning to the Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent the state’s mid-decade redistricting plans: any Democratic lawmaker who failed to return by 3 p.m. Monday, August 4, 2025, risked being removed from office. A statement from Gov. Greg Abbott. The Democrats’ walkout…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants to arrest Democratic politicians who have fled to other states in recent days. Follow all the developments in our live blog.
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