In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to arrest and expel Democratic state legislators from office if they don’t return to the state Capitol by this afternoon. More than 50 Democrats left Texas to block the passage of a new congressional map, which was gerrymandered to give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Governor Abbott was reportedly hesitant on redrawing the state’s congressional map, until Trump called the governor and pushed for it. This is Democratic state Representative Ron Reynolds.

Rep. Ron Reynolds: “And today, in the spirit of John Lewis, I decided to make some good and necessary trouble by breaking quorum, because the Abbott-Trump takeover is not acceptable on my watch. I am here today to stand up for our democracy, stand up for Black and Brown Texans that will be disenfranchised by this hostile racial gerrymandering.”