I cannot think of a worse state for the Dems to have tried to pull this stunt in. Texas law is unforgiving on matters like this.
Unless he tries one of the official outs (which only buys time and will get chunked by a court), then he goes up on charges if he doesn't comply fully within the ten days provided in the law. If he does the Dem "ohmygodwhatdoI dobetterhaveapollandasktheClintonswhattodo" thrash that we saw in Louisiana, then he's going to be tossed in jail by Rangers or even Austin cops on the 11th day.
This is going to be VERY interesting. I am dying for my party to show some balls. Pelosi has the guts to stand up there and say that this is more of the culture of corruption, when she herself had rushed to file travel statements on a trip she "forgot" about, AFTER having accused Delay of failing to report or taking lobbyist paid trips.
I want to see a fight. Just like, I wanted Bush to pick someone that we could once and for all fight the Demoncats on and win and shove it up their arses.
Promise? Oh, please promise.