Texas House fails to make quorum on Monday as Democrats prolong walkout
On the fourth try, the Texas House failed to make quorum, with 96 lawmakers present.
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On the fourth try, the Texas House failed to make quorum, with 96 lawmakers present.
Texas Republicans will again try to convene the state Legislature Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor, an effort that already sparked a national political brawl and prompted Democratic lawmakers to leave the state to deny Republicans the quorum they need.
The Texas House failed to meet quorum for the third time on Friday, as a political showdown continues to play out between Texas Republicans and Democrats over redistricting mid-decade.
After the Texas House failed to make a quorum on Tuesday, Texas Democrats were told to return to Austin by Friday or face consequences.
The standoff between the Texas House and Democratic lawmakers continues into a fifth day. The Democrats have until Friday to make a quorum in Austin before facing consequences.
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has suspended direct deposits for lawmakers who left the state, intensifying pressure to restore quorum during the special session.
Paxton is targeting Texas Majority PAC and O'Rourke-linked group in probe of alleged illegal coordination and bribery tied to redistricting walkout.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that if Democrats don't return to Austin on Friday, they will be fired.
Paxton has launched an investigation into O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.
Paxton has launched an investigation into Beto O'Rourke's PAC, accusing it of illegally funding House Democrats who left the state to block a redistricting vote.
Texas' quorum standoff stretched into a third day Wednesday as Democrats continued to boycott the House to block a redistricting vote.
Some of the Texas Democrats who left the state in protest of a redistricting bill were temporarily evacuated Wednesday from their Chicago-area hotel after a bomb threat, according to police and lawmakers.
The Texas House reconvened Tuesday afternoon in Austin after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Democratic lawmakers were not in attendance, making it the second day in a row the House hasn't met a quorum.
Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.
The House is going to meet again Friday afternoon in an attempt to make quorum.
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