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Phelan said the Democratic walkout also doomed the passage of bills “to ban no-knock warrants, reform our bail system, and invest in the mental health of Texans.” “Texans shouldn’t have to pay the consequences of these members’ actions — or in this case, inaction — especially at a time when a majority of Texans have exhibited clear and express support for making our elections stronger and more secure,” Phelan wrote. But in a speech to his colleagues right before the House officially adjourned its regular session Monday afternoon, Phelan praised the House as a whole for their w...

Qu quorum. it elevated the issue of voting rights in this country and the national debate. the question jim and i have been talking about is, so now what? can the democrats keep walking out or are they postponing the inevitable which is passage of the sb-7? >> just looking at it initially here, there is some real questions as to whether they will be stop -- will they be able to stop that republicans here in the state want to do. but having said that, you can really get a sense from democrats here that they are planning on making it as difficult as possible. and all of this will depend how the ...

Short-term victory by temporarily stopping sb-7, that's a voter restriction law, that its opponents call the worst of the worst. now, texas governor greg abbott is threatening to stop their paychecks until the legislature passes the bill. sb-7 is among a spate of voting restrictions pushed by republicans across the country all driven by the myth that the 2020 election was somehow stolen from donald trump who, of course, lost by 7 million votes. president biden declaring that with these restrictions, democracy itself is in peril. >> democracy itself is in peril. here at home and around the worl...

Parliamentary procedure where you walked out of the session in order to stop the voting on it. what's next? what else do you have up your sleeve? >> well, we'll see what he puts on the call. so, whenever he calls us back for a special session, he sets the agenda. and those are the items that we're limited to deal with. and i'm going to tell you, we're not taking anything off the table when it comes down to exercising our rights under the rules, and so it's yet to be seen what we will need to do when the time comes. >> is it possible that sb7 changes? that it gets less restrictive or more restr...

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