Texas Republicans are moving to arrest a group of legislators who fled the state to restrict the government’s ability to reconfigure electoral boundaries in a manner they say would diminish the voting power of minority groups.

On Monday, Texas State Gov. Greg Abbott accused the defectors of abandoning their duties and breaking the law.

“By fleeing the state, Texas House Democrats are holding hostage critical legislation to aid flood victims and advance property tax relief. There are consequences for dereliction of duty,” he said in a press release .

“Speaker Dustin Burrows just issued a call of the Texas House and issued warrants to compel members to return to the chamber,” he continued.

“To ensure compliance, I ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to locate, arrest, and r

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