(4 Aug 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Austin, Texas – 04 August 2025
1. Nadia Lathan on camera
2. Looking up a dome
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press:
"Texas House Democrats did not show up at the legislature today and instead are in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts in order to block Republican lawmakers from passing a new U.S. House map that would help the GOP win more winnable seats in the U. S. Congress ahead of the 2026 election."
4. Exterior capital building
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press:
"Because Texas Democrats didn’t show up at 3 p.m. Today, Republican Governor Greg Abbott, as well as other Republican legislatures, have ordered for their arrests, which would be a civil and not a criminal violation."
6. Clock
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press:
"Democratic Governors Kathy Hochul in New York and J.B. Pritzker in Illinois have pledged their support for the Texas Democrats and have said that they would pursue their own redistricting efforts if Texas pushes forward with its plan and California Governor Gavin Newsom has also said the same thing."
8. US and Texas flags
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press:
"Redistricting typically only happens once every decade to coincide with the U.S. Census, but Texas Republicans are pushing for a mid-decade redistricting effort at the direction of President Donald Trump, who wants to squeeze out five additional seats from the state in order to help him obtain more seats in the U S. Congress to help push his agenda ahead of the 2026 election. "
10. person in capital building
STORYLINE:
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have left Texas in an attempt to block the adoption of redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove the absent lawmakers from office if they do not return.
The Republican-dominated House has also issued civil arrest warrants for absent members. The Texas House was unable Monday to vote on the maps after it fell short of the required quorum due to the Democrats’ absence.
The revolt by Democrats in the state House and Abbott’s threat have ratcheted up a widening fight over congressional maps.
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