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Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 AWOL Democrats

Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 AWOL Democrats

28 News 08/10/2021 2626

AUSTIN — House Speaker Dade Phelan signed civil arrest warrants for 52 absent Democrats late Tuesday, setting in motion the potential round-up of lawmakers who’ve avoided the Capitol in order to stymie a GOP elections bill they say would harm minorities.

The House voted 80-12 Tuesday to force the fugitives to return, just hours after the Texas Supreme Court cleared the way for the House to order them back to the chamber to secure a quorum.

The warrants will be delivered to the House sergeant-at-arms on Wednesday morning, according to Phelan spokesman Enrique Marquez.

The warrants were first reported by The Dallas Morning News. Democrats who may be arrested would not face criminal charges or fines and could only be brought to the House chamber. Dozens of minority party members fled to Washington, D.C., during the first special session to block a GOP voting restrictions bill.


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