Overview

• Senator John Cornyn announced that the FBI will partner with Texas law enforcement to locate more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to block a mid-decade redistricting vote.
• State-issued arrest warrants remain invalid outside Texas, and the absent lawmakers are currently protected by Democratic governors in New York and Illinois.
• The Democratic walkout has delayed the special session vote twice, with lawmakers rescheduled to return Friday after leaving the Capitol without quorum.
• Critics question federal involvement, with FBI officials declining to outline how agents will assist and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker dismissing the plan’s legal basis.
• The contested redistricting would add five Republican U.S. House seats in Texas, intensifying a battle over partisan gerrymandering and minority representation.