Texas Democrats face arrest in redistricting battle

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to search out and arrest the Democrats who fled the state over a Republican redistricting plan, an order Abbott stated will stay in impact till they’re "accounted for and brought back."

Many Texas Democrats left the state on Sunday in protest of a Republican-led effort, backed by President Trump, to create a brand new congressional map that would create as much as 5 new Republican seats and assist the social gathering hold management of the U.S. House within the 2026 midterm elections.