Texas House Democrats indicated Tuesday that they will be taking steps to end their blockade of the Republican-dominated State House, which has been ongoing for more than a week. After Texas Republicans advanced a redistricting map that would draw out five Democrat-controlled seats, Democrat lawmakers fled the state in order to block a vote. Under […]
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Texas House Democrats indicated Tuesday that they will be taking steps to end their blockade of the Republican-dominated State House, which has been ongoing for more than a week.
After Texas Republicans advanced a redistricting map that would draw out five Democrat-controlled seats, Democrat lawmakers fled the state in order to block a vote. Under Texas law, two-thirds of state house members must be present in order for a vote to take place on any given piece of legislation.
