Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Waxahachie, told Newsmax on Monday that Republican leaders in the Lone Star State erred by not keeping the House in session before Democrats could flee the state in protest over a GOP congressional redistricting plan.

“Quite frankly, this is a catastrophic failure for the elected Republican leadership in the state of Texas,” Harrison told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “We could have done a call of the House.

“These arrest warrants could have been signed, and these Democrats could have and should have been arrested before they left state lines. When first word got out of this yesterday, we immediately should have done a call of the House.”

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