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Republicans voted 76-4 to direct state law enforcement officers to track down absent members. Gov. Greg Abbott said he intends for the members to be detained upon their return to the state. The Texas House voted Tuesday to send for the Democrats who left the state for Washington in a dramatic move intended to block the passage of a GOP priority elections bill authorizing the use of arrest warrants if needed to compel attendance. Democrats officially broke quorum in the chamber on Tuesday, when the 150-member body convened just after 10 a.m. with only 80 members present. Of the 67 Democrats in the chamber, 61 were absent without a valid excuse. ....
Close Texas State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, dean of the Texas House of Representatives, speaks as Democratic members of the Texas legislature hold a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The Democrats left Austin to deprive the Legislature of a quorum as they try to kill a Republican election reform bill. J. Scott Applewhite | AP Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor Jul 13, 2021 ....
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