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Texas Redistricting Plan: Democrats Return to Texas, Vow to Take Redistricting Battle to Court | WION

In a dramatic escalation of political tensions, Senator John Cornyn says the FBI has agreed to assist in locating over 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a controversial redistricting vote. The lawmakers' coordinated walkout denied Republicans the quorum needed to move forward with redrawing Texas’ 38 congressional districts—an effort closely aligned with President Donald Trump.