To conduct official business, at least 100 members of the 150-member Texas House must be present. Democrats hold 62 of the seats in the majority-Republican chamber. At least 51 Democratic members are leaving the state, said Josh Rush Nisenson, spokesperson for the House Democratic Caucus.

A group of Democrats has fled Texas as part of an attempt to block a Donald Trump-backed redistricting plan that could reshape the balance of power in Washington.