A roll call shortly after 3 p.m. revealed that there were only 90 state representatives on the House floor - 10 short of the number legally required to

Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state for at least two weeks.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in response accused the lawmakers who left the state of a "deliberate plan not to show up for work, for the specific purpose of abdicating the duties of their office and thwarting the chamber’s business," and warned that they could face the potential loss of their seats and potential legal consequences.