🚨 JUST IN: The FBI has now been asked to help “locate or ARREST” the Democrats who fled Texas

“Their stated goal was to prevent the legislature from properly meeting, in violation of their oath of office,” the letter to Dir. Patel said

The Governor has ORDERED their arrests, but they’re still hanging out in Illinois, and Texas can’t make arrests out of state.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Tuesday wrote a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel asking for the bureau’s help in finding and arresting Texas House Democratswho fled the state Sunday to prevent a vote on redistricting.

“I have asked @FBIDirectorKash to work with @GregAbbott_TX & Texas law enforcement to investigate potential CRIMINAL acts, including bribery, and to hold legislators accountable who have fled the state in a shameful attempt to stall the legislative process in the Texas House,” Cornyn wrote in a post on X Tuesday.

By fleeing the state, the lawmakers have left Texas House of Representatives without a quorum, meaning that no legislative activity can proceed. A quorum was not reached again Tuesday.

“In a representative democracy, we resolve our differences by debating and voting, not by running away,” Cornyn wrote in the letter. “Some Texas legislators have fled to New York, and others have fled to Illinois. Since these state legislators are currently outside of Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety may need support to arrest the fleeing lawmakers.”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying he will seek judicial orders declaring that runaway Democrats who fail to appear by the speaker’s deadline have vacated their office.

“Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,” Paxton wrote in the statement, which he shared on X. “Starting Friday, any rogue lawmakers refusing to return to the House will be held accountable for vacating their office. The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don’t show up to work, you get fired.”

Specifically, I am concerned that legislators who solicited or accepted funds to aid in their efforts to avoid their legislative duties may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses,” he added.

In an op-ed published by the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul admitted to hosting Texas House Democrats at the state Capitol and governor’s residence in Albany this week, claiming they were “following a legitimate and legal tactic.”

“As John Lewis said, sometimes you have to get into good trouble,” Hochul wrote. “That’s what they’re doing – and they’re not alone.”