Texas Rep. Hillary Hickland called out state Democrat legislators for leaving the state to block passage of GOP redistricting legislation Sunday on Newsmax, accusing them of violating their sworn duties and saying they are an affront to Texans.

“They are breaking the oath of office that we all took, the promise to show up and to serve,” the Texas Republican said Sunday on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report.” “It’s not very Texan to run from a fight, and Texans don’t appreciate it.”

There have been 18 issues at stake for this session of the legislature, and with Democrats blocking a quorum from attending, “we can’t move on any of those,” Hickland said. 

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