Texas House Democrats have been trying to widen the message of their decision to break quorum at the Legislature and halt efforts to pass a partisan gerrymander that would flip as many as five Democratic seats in Congress to Republican control. Here are five developments this week amid an ongoing battle for political advantage.

Texas Democrats are in Illinois to block a vote on a new congressional map that aims to shore up Republicans power in Congress.

Texas Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote received a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The lawmakers evacuated the building but weren’t harmed.