As Texas Democrats Fled Their State, Governor Greg Abbott Escalates Pressure, Setting the Stage for a High-Stakes Redistricting Battle

Governor Greg Abbott is refusing to back down in the escalating political showdown over Texas’s congressional maps, announcing Tuesday he will call another special session this week. The move comes as state Democrats, who have fled to other states to block a quorum, show no signs of returning.

In a defiant statement, Abbott made it clear he intends to outlast his political opponents, vowing to “continue to call special session after special session until we get this Texas first agenda passed.”

The governor’s strategy is aimed at pressuring the absent Democrats, who have denied the legislature the quorum needed to pass new congressional districts that co

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