DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: Abbott Expands Second Special Session Agenda After House Passes GOP Redistricting Map.

Quorum-Break Punishments Added to Texas Special Session Agenda

The most politically charged of Abbott’s three additions is legislation to establish penalties or punishments for lawmakers who willfully absent themselves during a session.

Abbott’s proclamation emphasized the need to ensure that “rogue lawmakers cannot hijack the important business of Texans during a legislative session by fleeing the state.” His call reflects frustration with the Democratic quorum break that derailed the first special session and delayed action on redistricting.

Republican leaders had already pursued civil arrest orders and other measures during the walkout, but this legislation seeks a permanent solution. Democrats argue that quorum breaks remain a constitutionally protected tool of the minority, but Abbott’s push attempts to ensure the issue will now receive direct legislative attention.

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