Gov Abbot Orders Arrest Of State Democrats Who Left Texas

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

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The Texas House speaker said he signed civil arrest warrants for Democrats who did not show up to the special session today. State House Democrats fled Sunday in a bid to block a redrawing of the state’s congressional map, which was orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Trump. Legal experts say the civil arrest warrants are likely unenforceable outside of state lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Tonight, a Texas showdown goes national. Governor Greg Abbott orders arrest warrants for
1:07.3	democratic lawmakers as governors in blue states threaten a power play of their own.
1:12.0	Plus, a Jeffrey Epstein victim speaks out against what they call political warfare, who they're
1:17.6	accusing the DOJ and FBI protecting, and two major manhunts in two different states.
1:23.9	The search for suspected murderers on the loose in Montana and Tennessee tonight on
1:29.5	Laura Coates Live. Welcome to the show. I'm Victor Blackwell in for Laura. A political
1:40.3	showdown in Texas just got a lot uglier. And it's now threatening to spread to other states.
1:46.0	Governor Greg Abbott is ordering the arrest of dozens of state Democrats.
1:50.0	Now, they fled the state to block what they're calling a power grab,
1:54.0	a Trump-backed redistricting plan that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
1:59.0	Now, this would give Republicans as many as five
2:02.0	more U.S. House seats in the midterms. And tonight, Texas Republicans say they're ready to force
2:07.5	those Democrats back. While our work may be delayed, whether it's tomorrow or next week,
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