After the Texas House passed a new GOP congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott added three new items to his agenda for the ongoing special session, including punishments for lawmakers who leave the state to block passage of future legislation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/21/529155/gov-greg-abbott-asks-for-new-penalties-for-texas-lawmakers-who-flee-to-halt-legislative-sessions/

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It's week two of a quorum break by more than 50 Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a new, Republican-backed congressional district map. A lot has happened so far.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/12/528487/lawsuits-arrest-warrants-everything-to-know-about-the-texas-quorum-break/

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to delay passage of a GOP-backed congressional map.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/08/528294/paxton-burrows-ask-illinois-court-to-enforce-texas-arrest-warrants-against-democrats-who-left-the-state/

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he will seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who broke quorum and left the state have “abandoned their offices,” potentially allowing Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint their replacements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/05/527957/ag-ken-paxton-will-seek-court-order-to-have-dems-who-have-broken-quorum-thrown-out-of-office/

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn wants the FBI to help "locate and arrest" Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP-led effort to redraw congressional voting maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/05/527950/john-cornyn-asks-fbi-to-help-round-up-texas-democrats-who-fled-the-state/

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