Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action qualifies as abandoning an office.

If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ask state judges to declare their seats vacant. More than 50 House Democrats left the state on Sunday,

The Texas attorney general says the lawmakers who have broken quorum and left the state have "abandoned their offices," opening the door for Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint their replacements.