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<span>The Texas House requires at least 100 of its 150 members present to conduct business, and with only 62 Democratic members in the chamber, their collective absence can halt legislative proceedings during the special session scheduled to end August 19.</span

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The Texas House requires at least 100 of its 150 members present to conduct business, and with only 62 Democratic members in the chamber, their collective absence can halt legislative proceedings during the special session scheduled to end August 19.

<span>Abbott cited Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 from 2021 as legal justification for removing Democrats from office, though the opinion states this is a fact-specific question only resolvable by a court and does not definitively say lawmakers who break quorum can be removed.</span

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Abbott cited Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 from 2021 as legal justification for removing Democrats from office, though the opinion states this is a fact-specific question only resolvable by a court and does not definitively say lawmakers who break quorum can be removed.

<span>The proposed Republican congressional redistricting map, backed by President Trump, could create up to five new GOP seats in the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing districts in cities like Dallas, Houston and Austin to favor Republicans.</span

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The proposed Republican congressional redistricting map, backed by President Trump, could create up to five new GOP seats in the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing districts in cities like Dallas, Houston and Austin to favor Republicans.

<span>Abbott also threatened felony charges against Democrats who solicit or accept funds to pay the $500 daily fines for their absence, claiming this may violate Texas bribery laws, and warned he would use full extradition authority against potential out-of-state felons.</span

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Abbott also threatened felony charges against Democrats who solicit or accept funds to pay the $500 daily fines for their absence, claiming this may violate Texas bribery laws, and warned he would use full extradition authority against potential out-of-state felons.

<span>The Texas House Democratic Caucus responded to Abbott's threats with a four-word statement "Come and take it," while Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pledged to provide lodging and logistical support for the Texas Democrats during their stay in Chicago.</span

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The Texas House Democratic Caucus responded to Abbott's threats with a four-word statement "Come and take it," while Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pledged to provide lodging and logistical support for the Texas Democrats during their stay in Chicago.

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These Texas Democrats are heroes standing up against Trump's corrupt attempt to rig the system through racist gerrymandering that silences Black and Latino voters. Abbott has no real authority to remove them and this is just political theater.

<span>These Texas Democrats are heroes standing up against Trump's corrupt attempt to rig the system through racist gerrymandering that silences Black and Latino voters. Abbott has no real authority to remove them and this is just political theater.</span>

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