Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block Republicans from pushing through a new congressional map.

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald

A lawsuit filed Friday in downstate Adams County seeks an order recognizing civil arrest warrants issued by the Texas House of Representatives for Democrats who fled to Illinois to thwart a redistricting vote.