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Texas Republicans restrict pay for missing Democrats.

They are seeking to increase the pressure on more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state to prevent a vote on a new congressional map, announcing that absent state House members can only collect paychecks by appearing in person. Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows said electronic deposits had been canceled and members must now pick up payments at the capitol in Austin, effectively cutting off pay for Democrats who have left. The Texas standoff has prompted Democratic governors to threaten to carry out their own redistricting, while Republican leaders in other states have said they may follow Texas鈥 lead.

Reuters -