Texas Democrats staying in Illinois after fleeing the state in opposition of Republican-led redistricting effort were evacuated from their hotel over a bomb threat, local law enforcement said on Wednesday.

Some of the Texas Democrats who fled their state to try to block GOP redistricting efforts were evacuated from an Illinois hotel over a bomb threat.

Texas House Democrats were evacuated from their Illinois hotel Wednesday due to a bomb threat. In a statement, Texas House Democrats said they are safe and “undeterred.” A group of Democratic state lawmakers has been staying in Illinois after leaving Texas to deny Texas House Republicans a quorum to vote on new congressional maps that