The Texas House passed a motion Monday calling for the arrests of over 50 state Democrats who left the state and denied Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) a quorum for the day’s legislative session addressing mid-decade redistricting.

Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants Monday for the more than 50 Democrats who fled Texas to block a vote on the controversial plan to boost the GOP's numbers in Congress by redistricting.

State House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, blasted what he described as a “dereliction of duty” and vowed that the votes would only be delayed, not prevented, by the Democratic members’ absences. Without two-thirds of members present, the chamber couldn’t move ahead with any official business.