House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been executed to date.

Texas Democrats on Monday again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show for a vote on a Republican-proposed redistricting plan.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) threatened state Democrats who are avoiding the state to postpone a gerrymandering vote with civil arrest. Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX), whose district is being targeted in the Republican effort to redraw the state map,

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party’s favor.

With Democratic lawmakers out of state, the Texas House has failed to reach a quorum on their special session. The Democrats fled in order to block a vote on a GOP-led redistricting push. State. Rep.

Fleeing lawmakers in Texas are unlikely to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but their effort has offered a rallying cry—and a reminder of the Democratic Party’s weaknesses.