US EditionDemocrats Speak Out From Illinois on Day Two of Quorum Break
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 5 – More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled to multiple states to block a GOP redistricting plan that would add five Republican congressional seats, halting legislative progress during a special session.
- On Monday, August 4, 2025, Texas House Democrats broke quorum by leaving the state, halting the special legislative session, as over 50 members fled to out-of-state refuges.
- House Democrats refused to return, blocking votes on House Bill 4, a GOP map supported by Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump.
- Under the Texas Constitution, a two-thirds quorum is required for the Texas House, so no legislation can be debated or voted on without the necessary attendance, effectively halting all session bills.
- Despite prior committee approval, disaster preparedness bills may never reach a final vote if the quorum break persists until August 19, 2025.
- With lawmakers still absent, Paxton plans to seek a court ruling to vacate their seats, while Abbott threatened arrests and the House signed civil arrest warrants, though unenforceable outside Texas.
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Raoul warns Texas police against arresting Democrats who fled to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has warned Texas authorities that police cannot come into his state and arrest Texas Democrats who fled the Lone Star State to stymie a vote on a redrawn redistricting map. More than 50 Texas Democratic state lawmakers left the state to deny the Republican-controlled legislature from achieveing a quorum needed for a special session in which they would vote on a congressional distri…
Salcedo Storm Podcast Special: Governor Greg Abbott & The Democrat Quorum Break
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris interviews Governor Greg Abbott and Senior Editor at the Texas Scorecard, Brandon Waltens on the latest Democrat-casued crisis, the Texas special session quorum break. The post Salcedo Storm Podcast Special: Governor Greg Abbott & The Democrat Quorum Break appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
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