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Arrest Warrants Finally Issued for Absent House Democrats


Arrest Warrants Finally Issued for Absent House Democrats

On Tuesday evening, arrest warrants were signed for all 52 absent Democrats who have kept the 150-member Texas House short of the two-thirds required quorum ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan signs arrest warrants for absent ...

The Texas Supreme Court earlier Tuesday ruled that Democrats who refuse to show up could be detained by law enforcement and brought back to ...

Speaker Still Hasn't Issued Arrest Order for Absent House Democrats

Biedermann says neither the Texas Department of Public Safety or House sergeant-at-arms have been directed by Speaker Phelan to arrest no-show ...

Arrest Warrants Signed For Absent Texas House Democrats

Speaker Dade Phelan signed 52 civil arrest warrants Tuesday evening, which will be delivered to the House Sergeant-at-Arms Wednesday morning ...

At the Texas Capitol, a Day for Arrest Warrants, Not Legislation

The Texas House sergeant-at-arms spent his day delivering 52 civil arrest warrants to Democrats who fled rather than enact the Republican ...

Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who fled ...

Republicans in Texas are increasing pressure on Democratic lawmakers to return to the state's Legislature, threatening they may be arrested ...

Texas House authorizes arrest warrants for absentee Democrats

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday ...

Texas Speaker of the House Signs Arrest Warrants For Democrats ...

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to lock the Democrats inside of the state House chamber in order to force them to vote ...

After Texas Democrats walkout, Republicans vote to track them down

A showdown in the Texas House was locked into place Tuesday after the chamber voted overwhelmingly to send law enforcement after Democrats who left the state a ...

Arrest Warrants Have Been Issued To Bring Back Texas Democrats ...

The battle over voting restrictions continues in Texas. This morning, the Texas state Senate passed another version of its voting bill. A 15- ...

Texas House speaker signs first warrant for Democrat who fled to ...

AUSTIN — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) has signed a warrant for the arrest of a Democratic legislator — the first one he has signed ...

Texas House votes to approve arrest warrants for wayward Democrats

The Texas House voted Tuesday to send law enforcement to bring back Democratic legislators who fled the state on chartered jets to block a ...

Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block ...

After the vote, Dade Phelan, the speaker of the Texas House, signed 52 civil arrest warrants, his spokesman said.

Texas House Democrats served with arrest warrants to force return ...

The warrants were served to the members' offices to compel them to return to Texas after more than 50 lawmakers fled to Washington, ...

News 3 Now | Texas House Speaker Dad Phelan issued 52 arrest ...

Texas House Speaker Dad Phelan issued 52 arrest warrants for absent Democrats ... Watch as this bounce house ... We are FINALLY looking at some changes ahead, but ...

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Texas lawmakers on both sides speak out about the battle over voting rights. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on ...

Texas Voting Restrictions: Senator To Filibuster Legislation As 52 ...

The Texas House could soon get the quorum it needs to move forward with the bill if Democrats back in Texas are compelled to return to the ...

TX House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants For 52 Democrats

Tuesday night, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan officially signed 52 civil arrest warrants for all of the 52 House Democrats who have yet to ...

Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for absent Democrats

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday signed 52 civil arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state in July and continue to deny the body ...

Law enforcement sent to track down missing House Democrats

It comes as the Texas Supreme Court cleared the way for their civil arrests after temporarily blocking a lower court order.