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Texas House enlists DPS, sets tip line to locate absent members ahead of disaster-response bills
Summary
With a quorum absent, the presiding officer said the House has deputized officers and enlisted the Department of Public Safety to locate missing members before votes on five disaster-response bills; a tip line and cost-tracking were announced and the House adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The chair, presiding officer of the Texas House, announced Monday that the House has deputized officers and deployed Department of Public Safety agents across the state to locate absent members ahead of floor votes on five disaster-response bills. The chair said the calendars committee had placed House Bills 1, 2, 18, 19 and 20 on the Tuesday calendar and described the measures as “not symbolic bills.”
The announcement came after the roll call showed 96 members present and “a quorum is not present,” the chair said. The chair said strict enforcement had been requested by Representatives Raymond Munoz, Eddie Morales, Moody Martinez,…
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