Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued orders to the Department of Public Safety to “locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans,” according to a prepared release.
Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported.
State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, announced the Democrats departed Texas to break the quorum and stymie a vote in that chamber.
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