Texas state Republican Rep. Brian Harrison told Newsmax on Tuesday that “it’s day two of no quorum” in the Texas state House and “day two of no consequences” for the Democrat lawmakers who fled the state to cripple the chamber’s ability to conduct business.

Lone Star State Republicans unveiled a new congressional map Wednesday that threatens to eliminate five Democrat-held seats by creating five additional districts that lean in the GOP’s favor. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session to approve the map, but Texas state House Democrats fled to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts — all blue states — on Sunday to prevent a vote.

Harrison told “The Chris Salcedo Show” that Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and the elected leadership actually allowed the AWOL Texas Democrats to leave the state. According to Harrison, they were released to strategize and plan their quorum break with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who serves as the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives.

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