They say it every year like, oh, the signs are everywhere, the lines are out the door.

And that doesn't matter.

Texas is huge.

Texas is bigger than most countries.

So it doesn't really matter if there's a bunch of signs or a bunch of lines in a city for a guy.

It doesn't really reflect the entire voting base of Texas.

Texas is so ginormous that people often forget that the rule areas, the areas that these politicians don't go to, have a massive influence on statewide elections. Yeah, you probably noticed. I'm not Tim Poole. I don't have a be any, so it kind of gives it away. Thanks for, thanks for tuning in to this hour. I'm producer Tate, Tate Brown, holding it down. So this is from the post-millennial.

Greg Abbott threatens to remove them lawmakers from office if they don't show up for the redistricting

vote. A standoff is intensifying in Texas after more than 50 Democratic state lawmakers

fled the state to block a vote on a redistricting proposal. Republican Governor Greg

Abbott warned late Sunday that he would pursue legal action to remove the lawmakers from office if they fail to return to Austin by Monday, August 4th,

2025 to vote on the proposal. Abbott's pressure follows a walkout by Democrats seeking to deny

the Texas House a quorum, the minimum number of legislators required to conduct business.

By leaving the state, Democrats effectively froze all legislative activity during a special

session set to expire later this month.

Their primary objective was to halt a GOP drawn congressional map that could secure five additional

U.S. House seats for Republicans in the 2026 midterms.

We obviously have the statement here from Greg Abbott. At the end here, he

discusses in addition to abandoning their offices, these legislators may have also committed

felonies. Many absentee Democrats are soliciting funds to evade the fines that they will incur

under House rules. Greg Abbott's going in. He's not playing around. We need to talk to Tony. We need to figure the situation out. So I got producer Andrew here. He's going to get Tony wrapped, you know, roped in here. We're going to, we're going to discuss this. I think, I think it's relieving to see some Republicans with backbone. Greg Abbott, he's not playing

around. So it's a fantastic thing. So, uh, hey, Tony, can you hear me? Yes, I can. Hey, dude,

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