President Trump is weighing in on the Texas redistricting showdown as the statehouse is set to reconvene again Tuesday afternoon.
The Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to reconvene Tuesday afternoon, although it’s unclear whether the body will be able to as several Democratic members have fled the state over a Republican redistricting plan.
Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Tuesday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest the Democrats who fled the state, an order Abbott said will remain in effect until they are « accounted for and brought back » to Austin.
The Texas House is scheduled to be in session at 1 p.m. CT, according to the official website.
Many Texas Democrats left the state on Sunday in protest of a Republican-led effort, backed by President Donald Trump, to create a new congressional map that could create up to five new Republican seats and help the party keep control of the U.
