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About voting rights. representative moody is the first democrat to face retaliation for breaking quorum. republicans have tried to strip other members of their leadership post. has he even threatened to arrest the democrats when they return to texas. i want to come to you, representative gervais, because, im sorry jobs johnson, representative johnson. from what i understand, you are facing, as a result of being here in washington and leaving texas, you are facing threats. a lot of threats. and f...

Love for you to talk about this with the audience. you wont let your son drive in texas. why? >> well, obviously, the governor has made a decision and speaker of the house has made a decision to, as they say, and i quote, corral us, round us up and bring us back to the state capitol to vote. the question has to be for me, what does that mean? they are going to send police officers and law enforcement to, to look for us. while im here my son often times drives my car. my car has state plates on...

Close since the teen was sentenced for a drunk driving cash that killed four people in 2013. his attorneys argued that he suffered in ainfluenza, saying he lived a lifestyle where no consequences were given for bad behavior. abc news obtained deposition tapes. in the tapes he talked about his drug use. >> taken valium, hide row co done, marijuana, cocaine, xanax ive tried ecstasy once. >> his mother talked about how she let her son drive illegally. >> you understood if he was at any time he was ...

Consequences for bad behavior. the victims families filed civil lawsuit against the couch family. abc news obtained these deposition case from that case. in those tapes, ethan couch openly talked about his drug use. >> taking valium, hydrocodone, marijuana, cocaine, xanax, i tried ecstacy once. >> reporter: and his mother talked about how she let her son drive illegally. >> you understood if he was at anytime he was under 16 he was never to be driving by himself. >> yes. >> nevertheless, you all...

Marijuana, cocaine, tried ecstasy once. >> how she let her son drive illegally. >> you understood at any time he was under 16, he was never to be driving by himself? >> yes. >> nevertheless, you allowed that behavior to >> yes. >> when is the last time you recall disciplining ethan for anything? >> i dont remember. >> reporter: mexican officials say ethan couch and his mother are being voluntarily deported back to the united states. it is not clear when they will arrive back in texas. prosecutor...

Million dollars for rehab. victims families were horrified. >> we had over 180 years of life taken future life, not 180 years lived but future life taken and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> reporter: abc news obtained these deposition tapes. listen as ethan couchs mother admits letting her son drive illegally. >> you understood if he was at any time he was under 16 he was never to be driving by himself. >> yes. >> nevertheless, you allowed that behavior to happen, correct? >> yes. >> ...

Judge sentenced alcohol reh rehabilitation and ten years probation. >> we had over 180 years of life taken -- future life. not 180 years lived but 180 years of future life taken and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> abc news obtained these deposition tapes from one of the civil suits against couch. listen as ethans mother admits letting her son drive illegally. >> you understood if he was at any time he was under 16 he was never to be driving by himself. >> yes. >> nevertheless, you all...

Pricey rehab digs. victims family. >> years of life taken. 180 future life taken and my wife and daughter. >> abc news obtained these deposition tapes for the civil suits and listen as ethan couchs mother admits letting her son drive illegally. >> you understood if he was at any time under 16, he was never to be driving by himself. >> yes. >> nevertheless, you allow that behavior to happen, correct? >> yes. >> whens the last time you recall disciplining ethan for anything? >> i dont remember. >>...

Jail, the judge send sent him to a decade of probation, and his father promised to pay $100,000 for his fan i new digs. >> we had not only 180 years of life taken, but two of them were my wife and daughter. >> abc news obtained these deposition tapes from one of the victims civil suits against couch. listen as ethan couchs mother admits to letting her son drive illegally. >> you understood that at any time under 16, he was never to be driving by himself. >> yes. >> nevertheless, you allowed that...

But the court bought it. couch pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter. but instead of going to jail, the judge sentenced him to alcohol rehabilitation and ten years probation. his father agreed to pay half a million dollars for his sons pricey rehab digs. victims families were horrified. >> we had over 180 years of life taken, future life. not 180 years lived, but 180 years of future life taken. and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> reporter: abc news obtained these deposition tape...