Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is asking for the FBI’s help in tracking down and arresting the dozens of state Democrat lawmakers who fled the state over the weekend and remain away.

Cornyn sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday to ask for the FBI’s assistance, saying, “federal resources are necessary to locate the out-of-state Texas legislators who are potentially acting in violation of the law.”

Additionally, Cornyn encouraged the FBI “to take any appropriate steps to aid in Texas state law enforcement efforts to locate or arrest potential lawbreakers who have fled the state.”

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