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Texas Democrats Flee The State To Thwart Voting Restrictions Law Texas Democrats staged a similar quorum break in 2021 over a controversial voting bill They stayed away for 38 days—but when they returned, Republicans passed the bill anyway Abbott said Sunday that if members didn't return by 3 pm CT Monday, he'd "invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House"

Why Did Texas Democrats Flee The State And What Does It Mean The Here is why Democrats in the Texas House left the state, why Republicans in the Legislature want to redraw political maps and why other states are involved By J David Goodman Shane Goldmacher Texas Gov Greg Abbott called a special legislative session that would, if successful, shrink the number of Democrats the state sends to the US House by five Most House Democrats left Texas Sunday afternoon en route to the Chicago area Some also headed to New York to meet with Gov Kathy Hochul, who has condemned Texas ’ mid-decade redistricting effort Beto O'Rourke confronted on financial cost of Democrats fleeing state over redistricting vote Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke was asked if the money spent helping Democrats flee Texas to

5 Texas Democrats Who Fled Their State To Stall A Voting Bill Test Most House Democrats left Texas Sunday afternoon en route to the Chicago area Some also headed to New York to meet with Gov Kathy Hochul, who has condemned Texas ’ mid-decade redistricting effort Beto O'Rourke confronted on financial cost of Democrats fleeing state over redistricting vote Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke was asked if the money spent helping Democrats flee Texas to This isn’t the first time Texas Democrats have crossed state lines to deny a quorum: in 2003, they went to Albuquerque, New Mexico, during a redistricting battle, and in 2021, to Washington, DC What’s Happening with Redistricting in Texas — And Why Are Democrats getting arrested? SOMEONE HELP A GIRL UNDERSTAND! This video breaks down: - What redistricting is (and why it happens every Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the “Tommy Boy” of trust fund kids and apparently the reigning Baby Back Ribs-eating Champion, welcomed the fleeing Texas Democrats to his state Why did Texas Democrats flee the state? By fleeing to other states, Democrats in the Texas House have effectively stalled the legislative process—at least for now—by denying Republicans the