On August 7th, 2025 Kash Patel in response to John Cornyn's request for assistance agreed to "assist Texas law enforcement in locating members of the Texas House of Representatives who have fled the state". ^[1] John Cornyn also claimed that Kash Patel assigned agents from both the San Antonio and Austin offices to the matter. ^[2]

1: FBI Grants Cornyn Request to Hold Fleeing Texas Legislators Accountable 2: Senator John Cornyn on FBI help wrangling wayward TX Dems - 1:19-1:23