Greg Abbott has raised the stakes in a heightening political showdown-calling for the removal of Texas Rep. Gene Wu (D- Houston) from office. Wu was one of dozens Democratic lawmakers who fled the state last week to halt a vote on proposed redistricting measures.

Local along with Texas democratic leaders are breaking quorum in protest over the redrawing of Texas' congressional maps. They claim that it the new maps are a mandate to Texas from President Donald Trump rather than what the residents of Texas want.

As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats.