Informed by a Republican colleague of plans to arrest them, the Texas Killer D's cancelled plans to attend their federal court hearing today.

As many as seven of the 11 Democrats who killed congressional redistricting by fleeing the state had planned on attending a hearing today on their lawsuit in federal court.

But Democratic consultant Harold Cook said the group cancelled the trip after the Democrats obtained "credible evidence" that Gov. Rick Perry intended on calling another special session and "deputized officials" would try to detain the senators.

Cook did not say what the evidence was, but said a Republican senator advised his Democratic colleague not to return to Texas today.

"They haven't come this far just to get caught," Cook said.

The senators were expected to board a private jet about 5:30 a.m. this morning, but they cancelled the flight after a late-night meeting that ended shortly before midnight.

"I know of nothing like that," Perry spokeswoman Kathy Walt said this morning of the scenario laid out by the Democrats.

"The Governor has made no secret of the fact that he will call a third special session at the appropriate time."

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