Texas Democrats’ historic walkout on Monday leaves people talking
Texas Democratic lawmakers staged a planned walkout Monday in their latest effort to block Republican elections overhaul bills. Not since 2003 have state lawmakers crossed state lines to break quorum, as more than 50 House Democrats boarded two private jets from Austin to Washington DC on Monday. The Texas Constitution requires a quorum, two-thirds of lawmakers present, in order to conduct state business in the House and Senate. Texas Democrats walked out of the Capitol in May in order to […]