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Texas House fails to reach quorum; Speaker says he signed civil arrest warrants, adjourns until Wednesday
Summary
The Texas House did not achieve a quorum during a special session, the presiding officer said he signed civil arrest warrants for absent members and the Department of Public Safety is working to compel attendance; the House was adjourned until 9 a.m. Wednesday and the disaster preparedness committee is set to consider five flood-related priority,
The Texas House of Representatives failed to reach a quorum during a special session, with the presiding officer announcing “There being 94 members present, a quorum is not present,” and saying he had signed civil arrest warrants for absent members and asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to compel their attendance. The matter matters because the House’s disaster preparedness committee is scheduled to consider five priority pieces of legislation addressing catastrophic flooding, and the presiding officer said all elected members should be present to represent their districts in those discussions. During the session, a House member raised a parliamentary inquiry about…
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