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Texas Democrat’s surprise departure from DC dials up pressure on boycotters to hold their ranks Texas Democrat’s surprise departure from DC dials up pressure on boycotters to hold their ranks San Antonio Democrat Philip Cortez’s return to Austin was played up by Republicans — though dismissed by Democrats as no biggie. House Speaker Dade Phelan poses for a picture in the middle of the chamber as Republican Texas House members pose for a panorama on the second day of failing to get a quorum at a special session. Most Democratic members left the state protesting of restrictive voting...

Rep. Philip Cortez becomes second Texas Democrat to return to Austin, surprising colleagues Brandon Mulder, Austin American-Statesman © Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune A staffer passes out papers while state Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, speaks during session on the House floor at the State Capitol on May 25, 2021. WASHINGTON — A member of the Texas Democratic delegation has returned to Austin from Washington, D.C., to negotiate with Republicans over their voting legislation, h. Rep. Philip Cortez, D-San Antonio, made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter, saying tha...

Gov. Abbott, House Democrats in DC spar over stalled bail reform bill Gov. Abbott addresses bail reform HOUSTON – On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott continued to hammer members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, who are breaking quorum in Washington, D.C. During a visit to Crimestoppers of Houston for a ceremonial bill signing creating a new law cracking down on the illegal sale of Fentanyl, Abbott pivoted to the bail reform bill that is in danger of not passing. “The safety of our communities are at risk,” he said in a press conference. One of the governor’s priority pieces of legisla...

Updated 4 hours ago Texas House Democrats Beg Congress To Save The Voting Rights That They Can’t “Congress is the only play we have,” said state Rep. James Talarico, one of dozens of Democrats who secretly left Texas to stop a voter suppression bill. For the second time this year, Texas Democratic lawmakers just took an extraordinary step to stop a voter suppression bill from becoming law: They left. In May, hours before the Texas Legislature was set to adjourn for a year and a half, House Democrats walked out of the chamber and denied a quorum to Republicans, meaning they didn...

The Truth About Guns From Knife Rights . . . Knife Rights’ bipartisan Knife Law Reform bill, HB 956, which was passed by the Texas House by an overwhelming vote of 142 – 2 and which passed the Senate last session, was allowed to die in the Texas Senate without a vote as their regular session ended. HB 956 would have removed from statute a number of places where Location-Restricted Knives (having blades over 5 1/2 inches) are banned, including restaurants and bars that derive 51% of their income from sale or service of alcoholic beverages, amusement parks and places of religious worship. ...