Texas Democrats: Abbott must restore funding to legislature to kickstart negotiations [View all]
Texas House Democrats breaking quorum in Washington held a press conference on Friday to mark the halfway point of the special session ending Aug. 6.
Democrats said they were committed to staying another 15 days until the end of the special session in order to keep disrupting Republican legislation that would make it more difficult to access the ballot box.
Texas House Democrats Chair Chris Turner said Gov. Greg Abbott made a profound mistake by defunding the legislature before the special session began.
“By vetoing the legislature and then calling a special session, what Greg Abbott is trying to do is essentially blackmail lawmakers into doing his bidding,” Turner said.
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