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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit seeking to force Illinois authorities to assist with returning nearly three dozen Democrats who fled to block a vote on a GOP redistricting plan.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday demanding that an Illinois court enforce the Republican-issued arrest warrants against Democrats who left the Lone Star State to break quorum.