(CBS News Texas) - After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face consequences.

The Democratic lawmakers spent the week in Illinois , New York and Massachusetts . On Friday, they are expected to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom in California.

The Texas House reconvened Tuesday afternoon in Austin after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Democratic lawmakers were not in attendance, making it the second day in a row the House didn’t meet a quorum. The House is going to meet again on Friday in an attempt to make a quorum.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has since suspended direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum duri

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