The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s help in tracking down the House lawmakers.

Dozens of Democratic legislators fled Texas to block GOP from voting on legislation that would allow for a redrawing of the congressional map.

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience.

PM: Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Texas Democrats knew that if they fled the state to block a Republican plan to redraw the congressional map, they would need blue-state allies.

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed he had heard the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state in protest of proposed new congressional maps.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Newsmax on Tuesday that Democrat lawmakers fleeing the state to delay a vote on redistricting congressional districts are acting in "a very un-Texan fashion."

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action qualifies as abandoning an office.