The return of a handful of Democratic lawmakers abruptly and messily drew to a close one of the few and lengthiest quorum breaks in modern Texas history.
The Texas House reached a quorum late Thursday as Democrats returned to the chamber after blocking a restrictive voting bill for weeks by fleeing to D.C.
For the first time since July, the Texas House had a quorum on Thursday, after a few Democrats returned from their stay in Washington. Democratic members had left the state to.