The Texas House of Representatives is at a standstill after Democrats fled the state over the weekend to prevent a vote on a bill to redraw Texas's congressional maps. The bill heavily favors Republicans with five new GOP-leaning districts, something President Trump has openly advocated for.

Republicans control the Texas House by a wide margin, but without Democrats present, their 88 members alone fall short of the 100-member quorum required to conduct business.

"To be absolutely clear, leaving the state doesn't stop this House from doing its work, it just delays it," Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows told the members in the chamber after failing to reach a quorum.

He then asked for the chamber doors to be locked and quickly passed a motion for the Sergeant-at-Arms to issue civil

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