The lawmakers have faced bomb threats, separation from their families and loss of income — as Republicans threaten another special session to push redistricting.

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans.

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

An Illinois judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas against 33 House Democrats who absconded from the state to stop legislative proceedings. The lawsuit was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County,