BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KRHD) — Texas Democrats fled the state to block a vote on redistricting, triggering arrest warrants that were ordered by Governor Greg Abbott.
More than 50 democrats left the state on Sunday to deny the House of Representative a quorum and prevent changing the Texas congressional map
Governor Greg Abbott mobilized the Texas Department of Public Safety to bring the absent members back to the chamber
Without a quorum of 100 members, regular business may not be done by lawmakers
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State Representative Paul Dyson, a Republican representing District 14, expressed frustration over absent Democratic lawmakers during an interview with 15 ABC , saying, “I hope that my Democrat colle