US EditionTexas Democrats to Return for Second Special Session
Democrats’ walkout failed to block a GOP map projected to add five Republican U.S. House seats, solidifying party control over Texas districts for the next decade.
- Texas House Democrats declared they will end their months-long protest by coming back to Austin, signaling a halt to their opposition against the new congressional redistricting plan.
- The protest came after Democrats left the state, traveling to traditionally Democratic areas such as New York and Illinois, in an effort to prevent a quorum and block a special legislative session on redistricting.
- The contested map, passed 19-2 by the Texas Senate despite a Democratic walkout, moves several Democratic incumbents into districts won by President Trump by at least 10.4% in 2024.
- Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows stated 30% of each quorum-breaking member’s monthly operating budget will be withheld, while Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to jail Beto O'Rourke over fundraising linked to the redistricting battle.
- Democrats assert that their protest successfully brought widespread attention to what they view as a politically motivated power grab and intend to focus on providing aid for Hill Country flood victims when they return.
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Texas House Democrats may return after first special session is over
After the Texas House didn’t reach a quorum on Tuesday, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said absconding House Democrats would return after the first special session is over.
Texas Democrats should face serious consequences after requiring a MANHUNT to do their job
On Monday, Texas Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) announced that the Texas Dept. of Public Safety had set up a dedicated tip line for information on the whereabouts of the runaway Democrat House members.According to Burrows, DPS had “special agents” deployed in every region of Texas and dozens of officers deputized by the House staking out lawmakers' homes.The agents were knocking on doors and making repeated phone calls to force a quorum.And it appea…
Runaway Texas Dems Weigh a Return to Capitol
After almost two weeks of absence from their legislative duties, it appears the Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to prevent a vote on congressional redistricting may be making their return to the Capitol. On Tuesday, a Houston ABC affiliate “confirmed with multiple sources that House Democrats will return to Texas.” Ahead of the Texas House of Representatives’ consideration of a newly redrawn congressional map that would favor Repu…
Runaway Texas Democrats Give Up, Return to State
Texas House Democrats are ending their weeks-long standoff and preparing to return to Austin after fleeing the state to block a Republican-led redistricting plan. The post Runaway Texas Democrats Give Up, Return to State appeared first on Slay News.
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