(Washington, DC)-- Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ramping up pressure on Democrats who have fled the state. In an interview with "Fox News Sunday", Abbott said the threat of arrest for the lawmakers will remain for as long as necessary. The Governor also said it's within his authority to keep the Texas legislature in a special session indefinitely. The Democratic lawmakers have left the Lone Star state to keep state Republicans from having the quorum needed to redraw the state's congressional maps in their favor.