Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday demanding that an Illinois court enforce the Republican-issued arrest warrants against Democrats who left the Lone Star State to break quorum.

The suit was filed against nearly three dozen Texas House Democrats who traveled to Illinois in order to avoid returning to the special legislative session ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). Their exodus is part of an effort to oppose the Republican-led middecade redistricting efforts in Texas.

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