One of the Texas Democrats who fled her state over a GOP plan to draw new state House district lines said rhetoric from the right is putting a “dangerous target” on state lawmakers’ backs.

“I'm terrified at the rhetoric coming from both my colleagues, the governor, the attorney general and the president. It’s putting a dangerous target on our backs,” Democratic state Rep. Mary González said on a call with reporters.

“Words have consequences. And in a moment in time like right now, when you're saying, ‘Hunt them down. Here's [their] location. Go get them,’ what........

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