Abbott warns that the Democrats of Texas face an arrest for “literally” years “

Texas governor Greg Abbott warned the state’s democrats that the threat of arrest on his return to Texas would last “for” Sunday “years.

Abbott made the statement during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” with the host Shannon Bream. He argued that he was in his power to keep the Texas legislative assembly indefinitely during a special session, extending the sanctions for the Democrats who fled the State.

“I am authorized to call a special session every 30 days. It lasts 30 days. And as soon as it is finished, I will call another, then another, then another, then another,” said Abbott.

“If they show themselves in the state of Texas, they will be arrested and taken to the Capitol. If they want to escape this arrest, they will have to stay outside the state of Texas for years literally,” he added.

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Governor Greg Abbott says that the Democrats who fled the state will face the arrest for “literally” years upon their return to Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

The warning comes as Abbott seeks to withdraw the delinquent democrats from his functions, arguing that they have abdicated their roles under the constitution of the State.

“We have a situation where legislators violate the law in article 3 of the Constitution of Texas where they are required to act on bills. Because they violate this constitutional mandate, this means that they do not fulfill their oath and that they can be removed from its functions in this legal action that I take,” he said.

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The Democrats of Texas stood next to the Illinois legislators on August 4, 2025, to oppose the redistribution measures proposed by the Republicans of Texas. (Fox News)

At least 100 members of Texas House of 150 members Must be present to lead business and around 50 of the Democrats have left. Abbott says that their commitment to vote as elected representatives of the State is a duty and is “not optional”.

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The representative of the State of Texas, Gene Wu, president of the Democratic Caucus of the State House, led his legislative colleagues to flee the state to prevent a re -cutting vote. (Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

In addition to the threat of prolonged arrest of Abbott, the Republican governor also threatened to increase the redistribution margin for his party if the legislators do not return to Austin.

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“What I think now is that if they are not starting to introduce themselves, I can start expanding,” said Abbott during an appearance on the “ruthless” podcast. “We can make six or seven or eight new seats that we will add on the republican side.”

Joseph Wulfan of Fox News contributed to this report