Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area this week, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday evening.

"This court must give full faith and credit to warrants duly issued by the Texas House of Representatives," the lawsuit states.

The Texas House of Representatives has sued 33 House Democrats who absconded to Illinois to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State. The lawsuit was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County,