(The Hill) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said on Thursday that the FBI is “tracking down” Democratic state lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State as the GOP looks to return them to the state Capitol.

“Texas DPS and the FBI are tracking down the derelict Democrats. They will be taken directly to the Texas Capitol,” Abbott wrote on X.

“Those who received benefits for skipping a vote face removal from office and potential bribery charges,” he continued. “In Texas, there are consequences for your actions.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) earlier on Thursday said that the FBI had approved his request to have the FBI help law enforcement agencies track down the Democrats, who fled the state over the weekend to block Republicans from passing an even friendlier GOP House map.

The FBI declined to com

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