BURSTTop state Republicans had set Friday deadline before Democrats who have left face arrest or removal from office
The Texas house of representatives reconvened without the necessary number of lawmakers to conduct business on Friday, the deadline set by top state Republicans before the Democrats who have left for blue states face arrest or removal from office.
Texas Republican leaders have said in recent days that they would escalate their tactics if the more than 50 Democrats, who left Texas last week in an effort to block Republicans’ redistricting plans, do not return to the capital by Friday. Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, has said he will try to go to court to have them removed from office if they don’t return by Friday, and on Thursday evening Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, told NBC News he’s also prepared to escalate his tactics.
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