Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he is ready and willing to amp up his efforts to bring state Democrats, who fled to other parts of the U.S. to block redistricting legislation , back to Texas.

Speaking to NBC News from the governor’s mansion on Thursday, the governor warned that Democrats would have to remain out of state for years to prevent the legislation from passing .

“We are in the process as we speak right now of searching for, preparing to arrest Democrats who may be in Texas, may be elsewhere,” he told the outlet.

“But I’ll tell you this also, Democrats act like they’re not going to come back as long as this is an issue,” Abbott said.

“That means they’re not going to come back until like 2027 or 2028, because I’m going to call special session after special session after spec

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