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' 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's doors to be locked and quickly passed a motion for the sergeant-at-arms to issue civ

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