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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking California to recognize civil arrest warrants issued for Democrats who left the state.

The move comes just days after a similar petition was sent to a judge in Illinois.

Texas House Democrats left the state Monday to break quorum.

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a California court to recognize civil warrants issued in Texas calling for the arrest and return of House Democrats that left the state to break quorum and prevent a vote on redrawn congressional maps.

"Texans are fed up with lawmakers who refuse to do their jobs and instead run away to states like California to exploit radical governors’ broken political systems as a shield," Paxton said. "Gavin Newsom may be comfortable with lawlessness and t

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