Tonight, a Texas showdown goes national. Governor Greg Abbott orders arrest warrants for

Democratic lawmakers as governors in blue states threaten a power play of their own. Plus, a Jeffrey

Epstein victim speaks out against what they call political warfare, who they're accusing the DOJ and

FBI protecting, and two major

manhunts in two different states. The search for suspected murderers on the loose in Montana

and Tennessee tonight on Laura Coates Live.

Welcome to the show. I'm Victor Blackwell in for Laura. A political showdown in Texas just got a lot

uglier. And it's now threatening to spread to other states. Governor Greg Abbott is ordering the

arrest of dozens of state Democrats. Now they fled the state to block what they're calling a power grab,

a Trump-backed redistricting plan that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill.

Now, this would give Republicans as many as five more U.S. House seats in the midterms.

And tonight, Texas Republicans say they're ready to force those Democrats back.

While our work may be delayed, whether it's tomorrow or next week, the House will complete

its required duties.

I have signed the civil arrest warrants. We will work with DPS to locate members. DPS is the Texas Department of Public

Safety that state's top law enforcement agency. The lawmakers who left say they're not worried.

They argue that Abbott has no power to haul them back across state lines, but the governor

is still escalating and he's threatening to

investigate them over bribery allegations.

The reports are these legislators have been both they sought money and they offered money

to skip the vote, to leave the legislature to take a legislative act.

That would be bribery.

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