Texas AG Asks Illinois Court to Enforce Arrest Warrants Against Democratic Lawmakers

Last week, state House Democrats left Texas for states including Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts in order to block a vote on a GOP-led redistricting map.
Texas AG Asks Illinois Court to Enforce Arrest Warrants Against Democratic Lawmakers
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with the Jewish Republican Coalition in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 5, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Texas Republicans filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking a court in Illinois to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who left Texas earlier this week in a bid to block the GOP from advancing a redistricting map.

The filing, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, asks the Illinois Eighth Judicial Circuit Court to enforce arrest warrants for the Democrats that were issued in Texas but don’t apply in other states.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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