CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to multiple efforts to get them back to their state, including lawsuits and threats of arrest.

They have also been forced to relocate following bomb threats at their original hotel in St. Charles . On Monday, they remained defiant, refusing to go back , at least, not yet.

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Dozens of Texas lawmakers started their second week in Illinois with a pair of high-profile meetings: one in Edison Park with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and another in Pilsen with members of the Illinois Latino Legislative Caucus. Their objective was clear as they continue to block efforts to approve a new congressional map in their s

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