Overview

• More than 50 Texas House Democrats remain in Illinois to deny the two-thirds quorum needed to vote on Gov. Abbott’s mid-decade redistricting plan.
• On Monday GOP leaders warned they will issue civil arrest warrants, impose $500 daily fines on absentees and remove them from office if they do not return.
• The proposed map would eliminate or merge districts held by Reps. Greg Casar, Henry Cuéllar and Vicente González to shift five seats toward Republicans.
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker publicly backed the flight, framing it as a defense of voting rights.
• The standoff highlights a growing Republican strategy to pursue unusual mid-decade redraws and similar tactics are being eyed in states such as Missouri and Florida.