Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Thursday that the FBI had granted his request for the agency to assist Texas law enforcement in locating Democratic state lawmakers who have left the state to stall a Trump-backed effort to redraw the state’s congressional map.

Cornyn wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday requesting that the agency “take any appropriate steps to aid in Texas state law enforcement efforts to locate or arrest potential lawbreakers who have fled the state.”

It was not immediately clear early Thursday what if any specific plans federal agents had to engage in the situation. Asked about Cornyn’s comments, the FBI declined to comment.

“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

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