(The Center Square) – The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State.

The lawsuit was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County, Illinois. It asks the court to hold the Democrats in contempt and to domesticate Texas warrants, allowing for absconding Democrats to be arrested and brought back to Texas.

The lawsuit was filed by the Texas Office of Attorney General and Illinois state Sen. Jil Walker Tracy, R-Quincy.

“From day one, I have said that all options are on the table when it comes to making sure my colleagues who have fled the House return to fulfill their constitutional obligations,” House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said. Burrows signed

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