Attorney General Ken Paxton posted online that they should be “found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol immediately.”
Texas House Democrats will hold a news conference in Illinois with Gov. JB Pritzker Sunday night about their decision.
“We’re leaving Texas to fight for Texans,” said Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu. “We will not allow disaster relief to be held hostage to a Trump gerrymander. We’re not walking out on our responsibilities; we’re walking out on a rigged system that refuses to listen to the people we represent. As of today, this corrupt special session is over.”
The map would change the state’s landscape by creating five new Republican seats, which President Trump has pushed for in order to keep the U.S. House majority. The maps, which were unveiled la