The Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to reconvene for the 89th legislative session at 12 p.m. MT on Friday, Aug. 8, but it seems unlikely that the over 50 Democrats who left the state to break quorum will show up,

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called it a “shameful attempt to thwart the legislative process” when announcing that the FBI will assist in tracking down dozens of Democratic