Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

The Texas House approved arrest warrants for the Democrats on Monday, though they can only be enforced within the state.

Democrats who denied Republicans a quorum for a redistricting vote are "potential lawbreakers," Sen. John Cornyn claimed.

The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a vote on new congressional district maps.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced Thursday that the FBI had accepted his request to track down Democratic state lawmakers from Texas who left home in order to block a…

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

More than 50 lawmakers have fled the state amid a dispute over a plan to re-draw electoral boundaries.

Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, grants request for agents to assist state police in search for missing House members

The Maryland Democrat said the agency "has no legal authority to track down state legislators who are breaking no federal laws."