The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who have fled to other parts of the country in a collective effort to thwart Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.