A Republican push to redraw Texas’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms has descended into an all-out political war as Democratic lawmakers have fled the state to prevent the map’s passage and as Republican leaders have called for their arrest and sought the power of federal agencies to compel their return. But as the conflict moved into another week, Governor Greg Abbott signaled that he would use the power of his office to keep the redistricting fight going for as long as needed.

In an interview with NBC News , Abbott said that the lawmakers’ attempt to block the new map will be in vain as he’s prepared to call as many special legislative sessions as required to pass it. “But I’ll tell you this also, Democrats act like they’re not going to come back as long as this is an is

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