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Greg Abbott Deploys State Troopers As Dozens Of Texas Democrats Flee To Stall GOP-Favored Maps

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to "locate, arrest and return" Democratic state representatives who left Austin to break quorum and block a mid-cycle congressional map that could hand Republicans five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

Benzinga

Trump news at a glance: political battle in Texas escalates and president under fire for firing labor statistics chief

Governor Greg Abbott orders arrest of Democratic legislators who fled state; ex-leaders of statistics bureau say firing of commissioner ‘undermines credibility’ – key US politics stories from 4 August 2025

The Guardian - US

California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas' move to pad Republican margin

California Democrats are weighing new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts

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YouTube star arrested for playing game of hide and seek in Texas mall after it closed, say police

After arrest, Twitch star Duke Dennis posted that he was ‘officially on vacation’

The Independent UK

The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face financial and political risk in their bid to block the GOP plan.

The Texas Tribune

US Democrats flee Texas to block Trump-backed election redistricting

Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats leave state to block redrawn congressional map.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk retains title as the highest-paid CEO in history with $26 billion pay package—and the only thing he has to do is show up for two years

The lack of performance targets in Musk’s massive new pay package has some investors crying foul.

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Democrats just got their dream candidate in North Carolina. Here are four other Senate seats likely to flip

NEWS ANALYSIS: Can anyone step up in Maine against Susan Collins? A blood feud risks Republicans losing Texas and Michigan’s Senate race becomes a referendum on Gaza, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Texas Democrats face arrest warrants after blocking Trump-sought congressional map redraw

Civil warrant move came in response to Democrats fleeing Lone Star for Illinois and elsewhere to prevent a quorum for partisan GOP push to redraw Texas congressional map

The Independent UK

Flood relief, THC regulation and more in limbo after House Democrats leave Texas

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.

The Texas Tribune

Texas house pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fight

Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicans’ redistricting plan

The Guardian - US

King of the Hill revival pays tribute to Jonathan Joss after fatal shooting

Joss was shot and killed at his home in Texas in June

The Independent UK

Beto O’Rourke warns of third Trump term as Texas Democrats fight redistricting: ‘Those are the stakes’

‘We will see a Republican-majority Congress roll out the royal red carpet,’ former Texas representative says

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The Texas Tribune

Live redistricting updates: Dems say there was a bomb threat made at their hotel

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said his group is putting its full weight to help Texas Democrats, who left the state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional districts.

Texas Observer

Can Anything Halt the Gerrymandering Arms Race?

Texas Dem quorum-breakers are seeking to protect voter rights nationwide, but they’re likely engaged in little more than a perfunctory game of chicken.

International Business Times UK

HBO's The Yogurt Shop Murders: The Quadruple Homicide That Shook America's Heartland

HBO's gripping four-part documentary 'The Yogurt Shop Murders' explores the brutal 1991 killings of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, revealing devastating family trauma and police failures in America's most haunting unsolved case.

The Mary Sue

‘Me and my kids are homeless’: Dallas woman says man falsely claimed she was deceased and he was next in line for her house. Now she’s being evicted

A woman in Dallas, Texas says she’s experiencing a nightmare unlike any other. She says a man fraudulently claimed that he’s her brother and that she had passed away in order to secure the title to her home.

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Latin Times

NY Gov. Hochul Says Texas Redistricting Push Means Republicans And Democrats 'Are At War'

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Texas' redistricting initiative means Republicans and Democrats are "at war." "The gloves are off and I say bring it on."

The Guardian - US

Illinois governor says Texas Democrats who left will be protected amid arrest threats

JB Pritzker said lawmakers are ‘doing the right thing’ after a group left Texas to prevent House vote on redistricting

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’

Presence of Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and former girlfriend has angered fellow inmates at Texas prison camp

GOBankingRates

12 Southern Cities Where Rent Costs 30% or Less of a Middle-Class Income

In a study, GOBankingRates analyzed cities in the South to find those where rent costs less than 30% of the minimum household income needed to be middle class.

Latin Times

Three Texas Men Arrested For Buying Assault Rifles For a Cartel

Three Texas men have been arrested for allegedly buying assault rifles for Mexican cartels, authorities claimed

Latin Times

Texas Democrats Could Be Arrested Today As Redistricting Feud Escalates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to remove state Democrats from the House if they don't make it to a special session on Monday. Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said they could also be arrested

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