Texas Senate starts debate on GOP-backed election bill; House wants to round up absent Dems Allie Morris, Robert T. Garrett and Morgan O Hanlon, The Dallas Morning News © Sergio Flores/Getty Images North America/TNS Texas Democrats fled the state to prevent a quorum after protesting SB7, a voting protection bill that Democrats have criticized as being too restrictive.
AUSTIN, Texas Texas Democrats descended on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Republicans ratcheted up pressure on them to return home.
The House voted Tuesday to round up absent Democrats “by warrant of arrest, if necessary” after they fled Texas to block a GOP-backed election bill. Meanwhile, the Senate advanced the sweeping legislation that Republicans say protects election integrity, but Democrats decry as voter suppression.
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