Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported.

State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, announced the Democrats had left the state to break the quorum and stymie a vote in that chamber.

“This is not a decision we make lightly, but it is one we make with absolute moral clarity,” Wu said in a statement. “Governor [Greg] Abbott has turned the victims of a historic tragedy into political hostages in his submission to [President] Donald Trump.”

Wu was referring to bills pending in the special session addressing the July 4 floods that killed at least 137 people in the Hill Country.

Democratic advisers told The News the lawmakers will use Chicago as their base but plan to travel across the state to rally supporters to their

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