The ranking Democratic members of two key House committees have written a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to express “great concern about the abuse of federal public safety resources” in response to reports that the FBI is helping Texas law enforcement track down Democrats who fled Texas to

It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with legislative business, including redistricting.

A Maryland lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would require the state to redraw its congressional maps if another state adopts new ones mid-decade, specifically targeting recent redistricting efforts in Texas.