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Cornyn Asks FBI to Help Apprehend Absent Texas Democrats
- On August 4, 2025, the Texas House approved a resolution calling for the arrest of more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state to delay a congressional redistricting vote.
- The Democrats left to prevent a quorum needed for a GOP-led mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at maintaining Republican congressional control.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the warrants as legal under state rules while opponents called them symbolic and accused Abbott of overreach.
- Abbott stated that the Supreme Court allows majority parties to determine district boundaries, while Paxton warned that persisting with this approach would lead to consequences.
- The standoff has national implications, as the redistricting could add GOP-leaning seats, while Democrats face potential felony charges and calls for their arrests persist.
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Houston— Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn asked the FBI on Tuesday to help locate and arrest dozens of Democratic state legislators who left Texas to block the state Legislature vote on a Republican plan that could help the party maintain control of Congress after the 2026 elections. The potential use of federal agents to gather Texas legislators, who have sought refuge in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts, would be a significant step, a…
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Sen. John Cornyn urges FBI to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to stall redistricting effort
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked the FBI Tuesday for help locating, arresting and investigating dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to stall a Republican-led redistricting effort.
Texas Republicans Issue Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled State
A motion to issue arrest warrants for the dozens of Texas Democrat legislators who fled the state Sunday to prevent their Republican colleagues from voting on a congressional redistricting map has been passed by the state's House of Representatives. The post Texas Republicans Issue Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled State to Evade Redistricting Vote appeared first on Breitbart.
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