The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking an Illinois court to honor arrest warrants for the more than 50 Democrats who fled the state. The move comes as Texas Republicans try to get a 100-person quorum in the House of Representatives so they can vote on a newly drawn congressional map.

Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area this week, Attorney General