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This is not the first time that Democrats in the Texas legislature have pulled these shenanigans – In 2021 and 2003.

In May 2003, as the Republican-led legislature prepared to convene, it became clear that almost all the House Democrats were gone. More than 50 House Democrats had fled to a motel in Ardmore, Oklahoma to delay a Republican-backed redistricting plan.

Their departure prevented the legislature from reaching a quorum, and although Republican leaders authorized the Texas Rangers to arrest them, the Democrats remained outside the state until the legislative deadline passed. The redistricting plan they opposed was ultimately enacted after they returned.

Similarly, in 2021, Democrats left Texas for Washington, D.C., to block an elections bill, delaying but not preventing its eventual passage.

RED STATE

The next shoe dropped on Monday in the case of Texas Democrat legislators fleeing to Illinois and New York to deny a quorum, and now a motion to approve arrest warrants has been passed.

Governor “Hot Wheels” Strikes Back!

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