(WASHINGTON) — The Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to reconvene Tuesday afternoon, although it’s unclear whether the body will be able to as several Democratic members have fled the state over a Republican redistricting plan.

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Monday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to find and arrest those Democrats, an order Abbott said will remain in effect until they are “accounted for and brought back” to Austin.

The Texas House is scheduled to be in session at 1 p.m. CT, according to the official website.

President Donald Trump, who pushed Texas Republicans to draw the new map, weighed in on the standoff on Tuesday morning.

“We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats. We have a really good governor, and we have good people in T

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