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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Thursday that the FBI has granted his request for federal agents to help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stall a GOP redistricting vote.

Cornyn said the FBI agreed to assist Texas law enforcement in locating members of the Texas House of Representatives "who have fled the state in a shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process."

"I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in locating runaway Texas House Democrats," Cornyn said in a statement. "I thank President Trump and Director Patel for supporting and swiftly acting on my call for the federal government to hold these sup

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