Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove lawmakers who left the state?
Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."
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Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."
The redistricting debate in Texas has started a domino effect in other states.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan, escalating a standoff that has stalled the legislative session.
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.
Dozens of Texas lawmakers are in Chicago and New York in order to block the vote on redistricting.
In Kerr County, officials question the response to deadly flooding. Feedback on redistricting across the state has been overwhelmingly against the proposal.
The redrawn map comes during a special legislative session as President Trump urges Texas Republicans to reshape districts in the party's favor.
North Texans turned out in large numbers to make their voices heard at a redistricting hearing at UT Arlington on Monday evening.
On Monday, Texas lawmakers are holding a public hearing at UT Arlington for the proposed redistricting lines.
Lawmakers held hearings in Austin on some of the highest-profile items on the agenda, including flood response, redistricting and regulating THC.
Texas lawmakers kicked off the first of several hearings on redistricting Thursday in Austin, with more scheduled for Houston and Arlington in the coming days.
The effort to redraw the congressional boundaries could have major consequences on local, state and national politics.
With an ambitious agenda before them, Texas lawmakers kicked off the first of what could be several special sessions.
The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.
For the first time in 15 years, Tarrant County will see new precinct boundaries.
Less than a day after commissioners approved a controversial redistricting proposal, a group of citizens filed a lawsuit claiming intentional discrimination.
Currently, the Commissioners Court is evenly split with two Republicans and two Democrats.
Republican commissioners have been open in public comments that their goal is to increase GOP representation on the court.
The push to redraw the precinct boundary lines is being led by Republican County Judge Tim O'Hare.
Tarrant County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to redraw precinct boundaries, a process typically reserved for after the release of new census data.
The case relates to lawsuits alleging that Texas's 2021 congressional and statehouse redistricting plans violated the Voting Rights Act.
