Over 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas left the state on Sunday to ensure that the state legislature doesn’t have a quorum to pass a redistricting vote being pushed by the GOP.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a threat. If Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting bill are not at the Capitol Monday, he'll remove

Gov. Greg Abbott informed Texas House Democrats late Sunday that he would attempt to have them removed from office if they do not return to Austin to pass the GOP’s proposed new congressional maps. The Republican governor’s late-night missive came after more than 50 Democrats left the state Sunday afternoon so the Texas House would