An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers who left the state.

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

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