Paxton will ask court to kick Democrats out of office if they refuse to return to Texas: Report

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) implied he will seek the nuclear option of asking a court to vacate the seats of Democrats who refused to show up in order to stall a redistricting vote.

About 50 Democratic state legislators fled the state on Sunday to prevent the legislature from calling a quorum Monday and voting on a measure that would likely help Republicans gain seats in the U.S. Congress.

‘Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials.’

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) signed arrest warrants for the Dems and ordered the sergeant-at-arms to find and bring the members back to the chamber, but those warrants are

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