Bribery Charges ... Second Degree Felony' - Top Democrats Are Facing Arrest After They Fled State to Avoid Texas Redistricting ...
Washington D.C. — Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is taking decisive action against radical Democrats who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum on critical redistricting efforts.
Abbott has threatened to remove the missing Democrat state legislators from office and pursue felony charges if they solicit or accept funds to offset fines for their absence. On Sunday, two dozen Texas Democrats flew to Chicago, Illinois, in a desperate attempt to block the Republican-controlled legislature from conducting business.
Abbott issued a clear ultimatum:
“The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2025. For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House.”
He added that Democrats who solicit or receive gifts to cover fines may have committed a second-degree felony under Texas bribery laws. Abbott warned he will use his full extradition authority to bring any potential out-of-state felons back to Texas for prosecution.
This is exactly the kind of strong, no-nonsense leadership America needs. Radical Democrats are once again putting partisan obstruction above their constitutional duty to the people of Texas. Instead of debating and voting like elected officials, they ran away to Chicago to stall a legitimate redistricting process that could add more Republican seats in the 2026 midterms.
The Texas House needs at least 100 of its 150 members present to conduct business. With about 50 Democrats missing, the radical left is deliberately sabotaging the democratic process because they know they cannot win fairly at the ballot box.
Attorney General Ken Paxton has already stated the lawmakers “should be found and arrested no matter where they go.” Abbott made it clear that legislators who abandon their offices can be removed under the Texas Constitution, creating vacancies he can swiftly fill.
The radical Democrats responded with their typical defiance, posting “Come and take it.” But Abbott is standing firm, and the law is on his side.
This standoff highlights the growing desperation of the radical left. As President Donald J. Trump continues to deliver America First results, Democrats are resorting to extreme tactics like fleeing their own state to avoid fair redistricting. They know the America First movement is winning, and they are doing everything possible to cling to power.
Under President Trump’s leadership, Republicans are focused on fair elections, strong borders, safe streets, and putting American citizens first. The radical Democrat Party is in a death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, collapsing in favorability, and now watching its members run away from their responsibilities.
Governor Greg Abbott is showing the kind of backbone America needs. The rule of law must be respected. Elected officials cannot simply flee when they don’t like the outcome of a vote.
More accountability is coming. The radical left’s house of cards is collapsing, and the America First movement keeps growing stronger.
Nearly 150,000 California Mail Ballots Rejected In Primary
California election officials are examining why nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots were rejected during the state’s June primary, with late-arriving ballots accounting for most of the increase.
The higher rejection rate comes despite years of election law changes designed to make voting more accessible and ensure more ballots are ultimately counted.
According to data compiled by the California Secretary of State’s office, 148,241 mail-in ballots were rejected during the June primary, representing 1.73% of all mail ballots returned.
That marks an increase from the 2024 primary, when 108,982 ballots were rejected, or 1.56% of all mail ballots cast.
The largest reason for rejection was ballots arriving too late to qualify under California law.
State data shows that 93,479 ballots were rejected because they failed to meet the state’s deadline requirements.
California allows mail ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day, provided they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
Voting experts believe many of the rejected ballots received postmarks dated after Election Day, making them ineligible to be counted even if they arrived within the seven-day grace period.
Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation, said the timing of postal processing appears to be a significant concern.
“Ballots rejected due to lateness are caused primarily to being postmarked too late to count, not because they arrived too late to count,” Alexander said.
Election experts have questioned whether recent operational changes within the U.S. Postal Service may be contributing to delayed postmarks.
Earlier this year, a group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators wrote to the Postal Service expressing concern that mail-processing changes could affect ballot handling during federal elections.
Updated Postal Service procedures mean postmarks may reflect when mail is processed at regional facilities rather than when it first enters the mail system.
Because processing centers have been consolidated in some areas, election officials have warned that postmark timing could be affected.
Before the June primary, California election officials encouraged voters to mail ballots as early as possible because of potential postal delays.
The June election also featured a highly competitive race for governor, which some experts believe encouraged many voters to wait until the final days before casting ballots.
In addition to late-arriving ballots, approximately 44,000 ballots were rejected because election officials determined the voter’s signature did not match the signature on file.
Another 8,300 ballots were rejected because the return envelope did not contain a signature.
State records also show that 743 ballots were rejected because those voters had already cast another ballot.
Other rejected ballots involved missing ballots inside return envelopes or multiple ballots submitted in a single envelope.
The highest rejection rate in the state occurred in Tulare County, where 3.52% of returned mail ballots were rejected.
Alpine County and Merced County followed closely, each recording rejection rates of 3.36%.
California has frequently faced criticism for taking weeks to complete vote counting after major elections, largely because state law permits ballots meeting certain requirements to continue arriving after Election Day.
Following the June primary, President Donald Trump again criticized California’s election system, while the Department of Justice opened an investigation into election administration in Los Angeles County.
Election experts emphasize that the increase in rejected ballots should not be interpreted as evidence of widespread voter fraud.
A 2025 report by the Brookings Institution found documented cases of mail ballot fraud remained extremely rare, estimating roughly four cases for every 10 million mail ballots cast, The Associated Press reported.
State officials have not identified evidence of widespread fraud connected to the June primary, but the increase in rejected ballots is expected to receive additional scrutiny as election administrators evaluate whether changes in postal operations, voter behavior or election procedures contributed to the higher rejection rate.
