US EditionTexas House Speaker expects enough Democrats to be back for quorum
Governor Abbott immediately called a second special session to pursue redistricting that could add five Republican congressional seats amid a nearly two-week Democratic walkout.
- Today, Texas Democrats plan to end their nearly two-week walkout as the House and Senate are expected to adjourn the special session, with Gov. Greg Abbott set to immediately restart the same redistricting agenda.
- Fleeing lawmakers staged a walkout on Aug. 3, leaving the House without a quorum and halting legislative business.
- Warnings of arrest surfaced as enforcement steps, with Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows threatening to arrest and compel returnees to the chamber if they try to go home over the weekend.
- Abbott called a second special session to redraw congressional maps and address flood relief, among other priorities.
- Following adjournment, pushback will move judicially as Democrats vow to challenge the new maps in court, and legal challenges are expected.
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19 agenda items for Special Session #2
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) - Flood warning systems, relief funding for Hill Country floods, property tax cuts and eliminating the STAAR test are among the items that Texas Governor Greg Abbott listed in a proclamation he issued Friday. The 19 agenda items are for the Special Session #2 that Abbott called for to begin at noon central time. The Governor said, “Delinquent House Democrats ran away from their responsibility to pass crucial legislation to b…
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The HillTexas House Speaker expects enough Democrats to be back for quorum
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (D) gaveled in the start of lawmakers’ second special session on Friday afternoon, saying he expected there to be enough lawmakers present in order to conduct business on Monday. “I have been told, and I expect that we will reestablish quorum on Monday. Although I have not seen any public statements directly from those who are not here, that seems to be what people have the expectation of,” Burrows said, referr…
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