The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas lawmakers and staff members were allowed to remain inside the Capitol.

You really are inspiring so many people,” the former vice president told Texas lawmaker Collier, who slept inside the state

After Democrats returned to the Texas statehouse, Republican leadership assigned law enforcement officers to monitor them to prevent further delays to their plan to redraw congressional voting districts to favor Republicans ahead of the election.

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.

Texas' Republican-led Legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win.

The Republican-controlled Texas House is set to pass a new redistricting map on Wednesday. It would most likely result in the GOP gaining five additional seats in Congress. The controversial move has sparked redistricting plans in other states across the country.