Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for absent Democratic lawmakers
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan reportedly signed civil arrests warrants for dozens of House Democrats absent from the state Capitol amid an effort to stymie a controversial voting bill put forward by Republicans.
The warrants "will be delivered to the House Sergeant-at-Arms tomorrow morning for service" a spokesperson for Phelan said Tuesday, according to the Texas Tribune. Hours after the state’s Supreme Court ruled the Democrats could be civilly detained, the Texas House voted 80-12 to issue the warrants, the Dallas Morning News reported. The Supreme Court had overturned a Monday district court decision blocking the warrants.More Related News