<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.67%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/08/04/id5896565-GettyImages-2228507690-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5896565" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Democratic lawmakers of Austin, Texas, fled the state in an attempt to protest and deny the newly proposed Republican redistricting plan. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove lawmakers who do not return by Aug. 4, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Brandon Bell/Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.67%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/08/04/id5896559-GettyImages-2227827525-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5896559" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>A Lebanese demonstrator carries a clock during a gathering to honor the victims of the catastrophic Beirut port explosion in 2020 and to call for accountability for the blast, on Aug. 4, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.{ai:summary}<p>Democratic lawmakers in Austin, Texas, have left the state to protest a Republican redistricting plan. Governor Greg Abbott has warned that he will take action against lawmakers who do not return by August 4, 2025. </p><p>The situation highlights ongoing tensions between the two parties over electoral boundaries and representation. #politics</p>

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