Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit Aug. 7 in an attempt to force Illinois law enforcement to arrest 33 Texas House Democrats who left the state to protest a redistricting effort .

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House Speaker Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants for dozens of absent Democrats Aug. 4 after the chamber did not achieve a 100-member quorum, which is the minimum number of members that must be present to vote on legislation.

The warrants directed the House sergeant at arms and state troopers to track members down and bring them to the chamber. The Texas Department of Public Safety has jurisdiction within state lines, according to its website .

Paxton’s lawsuit asks Illinois’ Eighth Judicial Circuit Court to issue an emergency order finding the Democrats

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