Dustin Burrows suspends direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during special session.

The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences.

If Texas Republicans go through with their plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans five more U.S. House seats, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, says he'll push through new districts in his state that benefit Democrats.

Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House

Democrats in California are strategizing a new political map to secure U.S. House seats in response to redistricting efforts by Texas Republicans, potentially challenging the balance of power in upcoming elections.