Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting

Lawmakers had been sheltering in Illinois after denying Texas Republicans quorum for gerrymandering scheme

Texas Democrats who left the state say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday morning amid an ongoing clash with Texas Republicans over their effort to block a new congressional map from going into place.

John Bucy III, a Democrat who represents Austin in the state legislature, confirmed the threat on X on Wednesday and said the lawmakers had been evacuated. This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be hunted down'. Texas Democrats won't be intimidated," he said.