Texas House Democrats still absent as new special session begins
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Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Governor Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up in July when dozens of Democratic state lawmakers left the state and hunkered down in Washington, D.C.
"A quorum is not present," said Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan, who then adjourned the chamber until Monday. More than 50 Democrats last month bolted to the nation's capital, but the precise whereabouts of each of them is unclear. In a joint statement Saturday, Democrats said 26 of them would remain "part of an active presence in Washington maintained for as long as Congress is working."More Related News