Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action qualifies as abandoning an office.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the state's highest court to remove the Democratic House leader from office, escalating efforts to end the holdout that is blocking redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump.

The Texas House failed to reach a quorum for the second day in a row Tuesday as Democrats who fled remained outside the state in their effort to block the redrawing of the state's congressional map. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more on the Trump administration's response.