A Texas Republican state lawmaker on the fight for redistricting

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(Rodolfo Gonzalez | AP)The fight over redistricting in Texas drags on as Democrats continue to deny state Republicans a quorum for a vote. On Sunday, Texas democrats fled the state to avoid giving state Republicans a quorum for a special session. Meanwhile, Democrats have vowed to stay out of the state of Texas until late August — when the special session ends. And how might Texas Republicans move forward? Chang: Governor Abbott is telling state Democrats that have fled that he is calling for their arrest.