AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several Texas lawmakers left the state Sunday to block a Monday vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to add five Republican seats in the US House of Representatives.

At least 51 Democratic state representatives chose to leave Texas on Sunday. Some of those lawmakers said they've gone to New York, and others went to Illinois. The Governors of those states have stated their support for the action.

Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder issued a statement Sunday in support of the quorum breakers. In it, he said that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was "holding disaster flood relief hostage to steal five congressional seats" under orders from President Donald Trump.

In June, Trump met with several Texas Republicans. He has also publicly said that he wants Texas to cr

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