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December 11, 2022
Texas Democrat Caucus Leader Keeps Possibility Open for Another Quorum Bust
by Brandon Waltens
As Texas Republican voters continue demanding lawmakers ban Democrats from being put in leadership positions in the state Legislature, the new chairman of the Texas House Democrat Caucus is not ruling out another quorum bust.
Last year, Texas House Democrats infamously fled the state Capitol on a private jet with case of beer and left for Washington, D.C., breaking quorum and bringing the Legislature to a halt for 37 days in order to freeze progress on election integrity legislation in the Texas House.
Despite the outrage expressed by Republican lawmakers at the time, there were ultimately no consequences imposed by House Speaker Dade Phelan or the rest of House leadership.
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