Texas House GOP Votes To Approve Arresting Democrats Who Fled State To Keep Voter Bills From Passing

Dallas TX

11 August, 2021

1:55 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth August 11, 2021 The face-off between state republican leaders and democratic legislators who are evading a second special session has reached a critical stage. The Texas House voted Tuesday, August 10, to approve arresting the AWOL Democrats, some of whom have fled to Washington, D.C. The vote in the House was 80-12 to issue warrants for absent Democrats. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.