Judge Scott Larson said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “failed to present a legal basis” for the Illinois court to consider civil arrest warrants filed in a different state.

- Adams County Judge Scott Larson ruled the Illinois court lacks inherent power to rule on a lawsuit seeking to have Illinois police round up and return Texas Democrats who came here to prevent a redistricting vote in their state.

An Illinois court denied Texas Republicans' bid to force Democrats home for quorum with a judge ruling the warrants lack legal basis outside Texas.

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said Caucus Chair Gene Wu of Houston in a statement.