Ken Paxton Describes Plan To Penalize Democrats Who Fled Texas To Dodge Redistricting Vote

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday on Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line” that Democrats fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting will face consequences either from the state House or from the state’s Supreme Court.

Reports of Democrats fleeing Texas for blue states like Illinois in hopes of blocking a vote on the proposed redistricting map broke Sunday evening. Paxton said he favors arresting Democrat lawmakers who fled. He was asked how he would handle each individual lawmaker...