By Patrick Marley , Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Molly Hennessy-Fiske

CHICAGO — Texas Republicans on Monday sought to retaliate against Democrats who fled the state, voting to issue civil arrest warrants for dozens of lawmakers who left in an attempt to stymie a GOP effort to redraw the congressional map. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe

Democrats said they were undeterred by the move, and officials will have difficulty arresting them because most are in suburban Chicago and beyond the jurisdiction of Texas authorities. But the warrants demonstrate the seriousness of Republicans’ desire to add congressional seats in what is quickly shaping up as a gerrymandering battle between red states and blue states. In response to Texas Republicans,

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