Over 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas left the state on Sunday to ensure that the state legislature doesn’t have a quorum to pass a redistricting vote being pushed by the GOP.

Greg Abbott threatened to remove state House Democrats from office—or charge them with felonies—after dozens of members fled the state Sunday to thwart Republican plans to redraw the state’s congressional map.

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote on the Republican effort backed by President Donald Trump to rewrite the state’s congressional map.