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Texas Governor Seeks FBI Help to Find Escaped Lawmakers

8/9/2025

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called on the FBI to help track down Democratic lawmakers who escaped to Illinois to thwart a Republican-backed redistricting vote. With threats of arrests and fines looming, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the move as mere political theater, asserting that no federal law allows for the arrest of Texas lawmakers in his state.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called on the FBI to help track down Democratic lawmakers who escaped to Illinois to thwart a Republican-backed redistricting vote. With threats of arrests and fines looming, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the move as mere political theater, asserting that no federal law allows for the arrest of Texas lawmakers in his state.