TEXAS, USA — Texas Democrats left the state about a week ago, and there’s been a non-stop whirlwind of activity since then, from Sen. John Cornyn calling on the FBI to investigate and locate the Democrats, to Gov. Greg Abbott making a move to have their seats declared vacant.

Most of the Texas Democratic caucus remains out of state, denying the chamber its two-thirds quorum required to conduct any business. Abbott, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state House Speaker Dustin Burrows have gone to court,