Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit on Friday looking to vacate the seats of 13 Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas in a bid to block Republicans from passing a new GOP-friendly House map.  Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to declare that the 13 lawmakers have vacated their offices after roughly 50 lawmakers left the state beginning on Sunday in a bid to block the passage of new maps. 

The 13 lawmakers affected include Democratic state Reps. Ron Reynolds, Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, James Talarico, Lulu Flores, Mihaela Plesa, Suleman Lalani, Chris Turner, Ana-Maria Ramos, Jessica Gonzalez, John Bucy III, Gene Wu and Christina Morales.  “When members of the Legislature disregard arrest warrants, refuse to perform their duties, and announce that they intend

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