If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ask state judges to declare their seats vacant. More than 50 House Democrats left the state on Sunday,

Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows has given the absent lawmakers until Friday, Aug. 8, to return to Texas and appear before the House.

At least 50 Democrats from the Texas House have left the state in an attempt to prevent the passage of a new congressional map.