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Sen. John Cornyn is asking for the FBI's assistance in investigating Texas Democrats that fled the state.

The Democrats left to prevent a vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to give Republicans five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Gov. Greg Abbott has called for the arrest and return of Democrats who left the state.

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Cornyn is calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to aid Texas in investigating and holding accountable Democrats that fled the state to avoid voting on redrawn congressional districts meant to add five Republican seats to the U.S. House of Representatives.

In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel , Cornyn asked the agency to aid the state's effort to "locate or arrest potential lawbreakers."

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