Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Newsmax on Tuesday that Democrat lawmakers fleeing the state to delay a vote on redistricting congressional districts are acting in "a very un-Texan fashion." "It's outrageous,

Texas Democrats who left the state in a bid to block redrawn U.S. House maps have responded to Republican Governor Greg Abbott's threat to remove them from office if they don't return by Monday afternoon.

Texas House Democrats flew to Illinois to block Republicans from passing a new congressional map that would boost GOP clout in Washington.