weeks. dozens of texas democrats from the house left the state entirely to deny the house quorum so that they couldn t pass the anti-voting bill through the house side of the texas legislature like they did last night. some of those democrats have since returned home. the republican house speaker as we found out last night signed warrants for their arrest for not showing up to work all this time. yesterday one of those democrats back in austin, he secured a court order shielding him from being arrested. today 44 of his colleagues requested similar orders from the same court to prevent their arrest as well. it seemed like that effort was going succeed. but look what happened. a texas supreme court justice has undone that initial order which opens the texas democrats back up to being arrested at any time unless they return back to work so the republicans can pass the quorum to pass through the house to make it harder for
have a quorum so they couldn t pass it there you the house side like the senate did last night. some of those texas democrats have since returned home. the republican house speaker has as we reported last night, signed out warrants for their arrest for not showing up to work all this time. yesterday, one of those house democrats who is back in austin, he secured a court order shielding him from being arrested i am today, 44 of his house democratic colleagues got a court order to prevent their arrest as well. it seemed like that would succeed. but look at this. a texas supreme court justice has undone that initial order. which opens the texas democrats back up to being arrested at any time unless they return back to work so the republicans can have their quorum so they can pass through the house the bill to make it harder for people to vote. the same one that passed this morning in the senate after that 15-hour effort by that one texas senator to try to hold it up.
because literally minutes after she left the floor, the republican senators, on a party line vote, pass their bill to make it harder for texas people to vote in elections. on the other side, numbers on the house have been mounting their own delay tactics for weeks, dozens of texas democrats from the house left the state entirely to deny the house a quorum. so that they couldn t pass the anti voting bill through the house side, like the senate did last night. some of those democrats have since returned home. the speaker, as we reported last night, signed out warrants for their arrest for not showing up to work, all this time. yesterday, one of those house democrats who is back in austin, he secured a court order shielding him from being arrested. today, 44 of his house democratic colleagues requested similar orders from the court, to prevent their arrest as well. it seems like that effort was actually going to succeed, but