A showdown is unfolding in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Democrats who have fled the state in protest of Republican-led effort to create a new congressional map. Abbott said Texas House Democrats have until 3 p.

Democrats across the U.S. are joining the fight alongside Texas House Democrats to oppose the vote on a new Trump-backed Congressional map that could add up to five Republican seats. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatens the arrest and expulsion of House Democrats who don’t return to the state by this afternoon.

A showdown is unfolding in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Democrats who have fled the state in protest of Republican-led effort to create a n