On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Democrats, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, met Tuesday to continue the fight against a redistricting plan to add five seats favoring Republicans.

The Texas Legislature attempted to meet Monday to consider a bill to redraw the state's congressional districts, but Democratic members who left the state over the weekend did not return, denying the quorum needed to convene the session.

Gov. Greg Abbott has since vowed to take steps to remove those lawmakers from their seats, and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he had signed civil arrest warrants for the absent Democrats.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn said he has called on the FBI to "take any

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