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Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort on Monday and return to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.
Rep. Nicole Collier’s overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor. Collier, of Fort Worth, refused and remained on the House floor Monday night.
The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.
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Texas House committee advances new congressional map hours after Democrats' return to Austin
State Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus Christi Republican, introduced the new map and was open about how the changes are meant to “increase Republican performance.”
Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the Legislature on Monday after denying a quorum for two weeks.
The Texas House of Representatives returned to business on Monday afternoon after the Democratic members who fled the state to deny a quorum returned to the state Capitol.
The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one state representative is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House adjourned Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows,
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