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Texas Democrats Arrest Warrants Issued After Fleeing Redistricting Vote

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The Texas House has voted to issue arrest warrants for dozens of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to avoid voting on a redistricting proposal backed by former President Donald Trump. The move, aimed at restoring quorum and proceeding with the legislative agenda, marks a significant escalation in a long-simmering partisan standoff.

On Monday, Texas lawmakers passed the motion to authorize the arrest of Democrats who left for Illinois and other states, including New York and Massachusetts, in a coordinated attempt to deny the Legislature the quorum needed to vote on newly drawn congressional maps. These maps are designed to establish five additional Republican-leaning districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Governor Greg Abbott (R) warned that the absent legislators would face consequences, including a $500 daily fine, removal from office, and arrest. “They have a constitutional duty to be here, and they’re not above the law,” Abbott said. “They cannot just abandon their responsibilities and expect no consequences.”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton echoed those sentiments, calling for immediate enforcement: “They need to be found, arrested, and returned to the Capitol so the people’s work can continue.”

Meanwhile, Democratic governors such as Illinois’ J.B. Pritzker have stepped in to offer protection and support to the absent lawmakers. While Pritzker pledged to shield the legislators from legal repercussions within his jurisdiction, he stopped short of covering any financial penalties.

The walkout, which began Sunday, was a deliberate move to derail the redistricting process by eliminating the quorum required to proceed. But by Monday’s 3 p.m. deadline—set by Abbott—many Democrats had failed to return, triggering the House’s decision to act.

Supporters of the redistricting effort argue that the new maps reflect the will of Texas voters and are aligned with constitutional requirements. “This is about fairness and representation,” said one GOP representative. “It’s not democratic to hijack the process because you don’t like the outcome.”

The issuance of Texas Democrats arrest warrants underscores growing political tensions in the Lone Star State and signals that Republican leadership is prepared to take aggressive legal steps to enforce legislative order.

As the showdown continues, all eyes are on whether the absent lawmakers will return voluntarily—or be brought back in handcuffs.

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Gov Abbott Blasts Migrant Accused of Setting Home on Fire With Children Inside

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently lambasted the migrant who allegedly tried killing his children in a house fire, and vowed to work with President-elect Trump’s incoming “border czar” to enforce law and order.

Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, was recently charged with three counts of attempted murder over a Nov. 6 incident at his home. The migrant allegedly set his Fulshear, Texas, home on fire while his three children were inside.

It is unclear whether Pulgar immigrated to the U.S. legally. Fox News Digital inquired about his legal status to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Abbott described his legal status as “unknown.”

In a Monday post on X, the Texas governor called for Pulgar to “spend the rest of his life” in jail.

“A Venezuelan immigrant – legal status unknown – is accused of setting a Texas house on fire with three children inside,” Abbott’s post read. “He better spend the rest of his life behind bars.” (Read more from “Gov Abbott Blasts Migrant Accused of Setting Home on Fire With Children Inside” HERE)

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Texas Governor Threatens to Defund Children’s Hospital Over Doctor’s Viral TikTok

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened last week to revoke government funding from a children’s hospital in response to a Houston doctor’s viral TikTok advising patients to skip a citizenship question on intake forms.

Abbott issued an executive order in early August requiring hospitals that take Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan to ask patients “Are you a U.S. citizen?” on specific intake forms. The new order went into effect on Nov. 1.

Dr. Tony Pastor, a cardiologist at Texas Children’s Hospital and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, took to TikTok on Nov. 11 to let his audience know that he and other staff at the hospital were told that people did not have to answer the new question, despite the executive order. . .

Abbott responded in an accusatory Nov. 24 X post, warning the hospital that it could lose its funding because of Pastor’s comments.

“Hey Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine this doctor is putting your Medicaid & Medicare funding at risk. [You] better think twice & have crystal clear records,” Abbott wrote.

(Read more from “Texas Governor Threatens to Defund Children’s Hospital Over Doctor’s Viral TikTok” HERE)

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Judge Sides With Biden Admin and Orders Gov. Abbott to Remove Floating Border Barrier

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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was dealt a blow in court on Wednesday when a judge sided with the Biden administration and ordered a floating border barrier to be temporarily removed.

Abbott had ordered the 1,000-foot line of buoys as a deterrent against illegal aliens seeking entry into the U.S. by wading or swimming across the Rio Grande.

“Governor Abbott announced that he was not ‘asking for permission’ for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier,” wrote federal District Judge David A. Ezra in his ruling.

“Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation’s navigable waters,” he added. (Read more from “Judge Sides With Biden Admin and Orders Gov. Abbott to Remove Floating Border Barrier” HERE)

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Gov. Greg Abbott Does Not Seem Concerned That He’s Funding a Texas University Lab That Worked to Censor Conservatives

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott declined to answer repeated questions from the Daily Caller News Foundation on whether he believes it is appropriate for taxpayer funds to support a Texas university’s project that worked to censor conservatives.

The University of Texas at Austin houses the Global Disinformation Lab, established in 2020 to research a “broad spectrum of information, misinformation, and disinformation via digital media.” The lab recently partnered with the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), which works to blacklist conservative news sites from ad exchanges, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner, for a research report released in December 2022.

Researchers from the UT Austin lab analyzed 69 news websites between June and October, finding conservative websites — including the New York Post, Reason, RealClearPolitics, The Daily Wire, The Blaze, OANN, The American Conservative, The Federalist, Newsmax and The American Spectator — most at risk for disinformation, according to the review. Meanwhile, liberal-leaning websites like The Washington Post, BuzzFeed News and The New York Times were rated “low” risk.

The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to Governor Abbot’s office on seven occasions over the course of a week, asking his opinion on taxpayer funds going to the lab’s projects, as the university receives 24% of its funding from state and county support. Communications director Renae Eze provided a statement highlighting Abbott’s freedom of speech initiatives but did not address the question.

“The University of Texas is not currently partnering with the UK-based index and will not in the future,” Eze said. “Here in Texas, Governor Abbott has long-championed freedom of speech for Texans and Americans. In the last two legislative sessions, the Governor has fought for and signed legislation into law protecting Texans from wrongful censorship on social media platforms and protecting free speech on Texas’ college campuses. And just last month, Governor Abbott helped facilitate a pivotal agreement between Newsmax and DIRECTV to protect the right of conservative voices and viewpoints to be heard.” (Read more from “Gov. Greg Abbott Does Not Seem Concerned That He’s Funding a Texas University Lab That Worked to Censor Conservatives” HERE)

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Texas Governor Hand-Delivers Biden a Letter on El Paso Tarmac Denouncing His Border ‘Failure’

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Gov. Greg Abbott made a surprise visit to El Paso to deliver a note to President Joe Biden as he stepped off Air Force One for his brief visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Abbott made the appearance on the tarmac as the plane taxied in from the runway and was the first person to greet Biden and three Democratic members of Congress as they deplaned Sunday afternoon.

Abbott handed Biden a one-page letter with a list of actions the Biden administration ought to take to reduce the number of immigrants attempting to cross the southern border after another record-high year. The letter criticized Biden’s first presidential border trip as “$20 billion too little and two years too late.”

“This chaos is the direct result of your failure to enforce the immigration laws that Congress enacted,” Abbott wrote in the letter. “Your open-border policies have emboldened the cartels, who grow wealthy by trafficking deadly fentanyl and even human beings. Texans are paying an especially high price for your failure, sometimes with their very lives, as local leaders from your own party will tell you if given the chance.” (Read more from “Texas Governor Hand-Delivers Biden a Letter on El Paso Tarmac Denouncing His Border ‘Failure'” HERE)

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Abbott Tells Biden He Left Texas Open to Migrant ‘Invasion’

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ripped President Biden Wednesday for the ongoing “invasion” of migrants at the southern border and warned the White House that Texas will escalate its efforts to repel illegal immigrants.

“Your inaction has led to catastrophic consequences,” Abbott, 65, wrote in a letter to the 79-year-old president.

“Under your watch, America is suffering the highest volume of illegal immigration in the history of our country,” added Abbott, accusing Biden of “dereliction of duty.”

The governor charged Biden had refused to enforce US immigration laws and protect the state from invasion, which Abbott wrote had “forced me to invoke Article 1, section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution” in order to protect Texas from “invasion by the Mexican drug cartels.”

The clause in question states that states cannot call up troops, enter in alliances, or “engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” (Read more from “Abbott Tells Biden He Left Texas Open to Migrant ‘Invasion'” HERE)

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State Court Allows Investigations of Parents Providing ‘Trans’ Treatment to Children

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The state Supreme Court in Texas has issued a ruling that protects one family that filed a lawsuit against a state investigation over the parents’ provision of transgender treatments for a child, but has concluded that state officials can resume child abuse investigations of other parents involved in advocating those treatments for their children.

It was Gov. Greg Abbott, through a directive, several months ago ruled that the state should be investigating parents who impose transgender treatments – which sometimes include surgical mutilation of health body parts – for abuse.

The New York Times said Texas’ high court said Friday that “investigations of parents with transgender children for possible child abuse could continue.”

A lower court had halted those reviews.

But, the Times report added, “the court said that officials could not resume the investigation into the plaintiffs that had brought the lawsuit, a family and a doctor, acknowledging that the inquiry would cause ‘irreparable harm.'” (Read more from “State Court Allows Investigations of Parents Providing ‘Trans’ Treatment to Children” HERE)

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‘He Is Not Your Commander-In-Chief:’ Texas Governor Promises Guardsmen He’ll Fight Biden Over Vaccine Mandate

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is digging in against COVID-19 vaccinations and related mandates, telling National Guardsmen in his state they can ignore Pentagon inoculation rules and will not face any retribution for not getting coronavirus vaccines.

On Tuesday, the Republican governor, who is facing challenges from his political right in a reelection bid next year, threatened to file a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s authority to order troops to be inoculated against COVID-19.

“Unless President Biden federalizes the Texas National Guard in accordance with Title 10 of the U.S. Code, he is not your commander-in-chief under our federal or state Constitutions,” Abbott said in a letter for Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the adjutant general of the Texas National Guard. “And as long as I am your commander-in-chief, I will not tolerate efforts to compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine.”

Abbott, along with at least six other Republican governors including Oklahoma, Wyoming, Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Nebraska, have asked the Pentagon to exempt their Guardsmen from coronavirus vaccine mandates, asserting their authority while troops serve under their command. (Read more from “‘He Is Not Your Commander-In-Chief:’ Texas Governor Promises Guardsmen He’ll Fight Biden Over Vaccine Mandate” HERE)

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GOP Governor Issues Order Banning COVID Vaccine Mandate

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday prohibiting any entity, including private businesses, from imposing Covid-19 vaccination requirements on employees or customers.

“The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced,” said Abbott said in a statement.

Abbott, a Republican, said in his order that it was prompted by the Biden administration’s vaccine federal mandate, which the governor called federal overreach.

President Joe Biden announced a mandate last month requiring companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workforces are vaccinated or regularly tested. The Labor Department has yet to release details of the emergency rule, but Biden last week called on companies to act now and not to wait for the requirement to go into effect. (Read more from “GOP Governor Issues Order Banning COVID Vaccine Mandate” HERE)

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