Posted on 08/15/2025 2:07:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called another special session to pass a new congressional map, after the first attempt failed due to Texas Democrats leaving the state to deny Republicans the ability to carve out additional GOP seats.
When Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled into the second special session, which began just two hours after the first one wrapped, he announced that the chamber yet again did not meet quorum, thanks to Democrats remaining out of state to protest the redraw. President Donald Trump ordered Texas Republicans to extract five more seats in Congress to increase the odds that Republicans retain the House in the midterms.
Abbott’s proclamation was largely the same as the first one, which lays out 19 agenda items, including redistricting and disaster relief for Central Texas flood victims.
“Delinquent House Democrats ran away from their responsibility to pass crucial legislation to benefit the lives of Texans,” the Republican governor said in a statement. “We will not back down from this fight. That’s why I am calling them back today to finish the job.”
Most Texas Democrats on the lam are stationed in Illinois but the stalemate appears to be winding down, with the House Democratic Caucus setting conditions for their return.
Burrows said he expects the House will reach quorum on Monday — and sent members in attendance home for the weekend. But he warned out-of-state Democrats...
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
“””” President Donald Trump ordered Texas Republicans to extract five more seats in Congress to increase the odds that Republicans retain the House in the midterms.”””
Yeah, sure.
Abbott and the texas republicans have done nothing they claimed they were going to do, when the dems left the state.
no detentions, arrest, or removal from office.
I guess it shows how neutered the rino texans really are, despite all the big talk they do.
Have the Demonicrat even been fined $500/day or required to pay the expense for the special session? Has Beto Butthead been arrested and charged yet?
Is this all just political kabuki theater?!?!
President Donald Trump ordered Texas Republicans to extract five more seats “
A flat out lie from the creeps at Politco
At the news flash the Texas Dems are coming back, a while ago I said “I’ll believe it when I see it. Not that I think the Dems are lying, dog-faced pony soldiers.”
So days later they have a list of demands like fellow criminals who hold people hostage or kidnap someone.
“Demands.”
Good points.
The more people don’t actually, really incarcerate the guilty, then the innocent population more and more gives up all faith in the law and the legal system.
Then more and more will say “Why do I have to be a good little boy or good little girl? I have to obey the laws the corrupt, grifting, do nothing legislators and members of Congress pass for ME to follow but they and fellow crooks don’t?
That’s me since 1967 when I had an unfortunate brush with the legal system. I never will give up my grudge.
Excuse my ignorance, but how exactly are they in a position to make demands for anything? Declare the seats vacated and ram it down their throats. In fact? Go a step further and come up with even creative redistricting to add an additional 5+ seats on top of the 5 already on the table.
“Abbott and the texas republicans have done nothing they claimed they were going to do, when the dems left the state.”
You expected them to? They’re politicians.
” On our return, kick all of those POOR homeless squatters out of our homes! “
“ A flat out lie from the creeps at Politco.”
Sue politico for a couple hundred million.
If they don’t find those Texas Democrats soon, it’s possible JB Pritzker ate them. Just like Joe Biden’s uncle, poor guy.
The only things missing are the fancy costumes.
You’re aware that these things take time? This is not an instant gratification that today’s folks expects to happen. Folks send a text you expect an immediate response and then call repeatedly wondering WTF is wrong.
I answer a texts maybe once a day, seldom if ever pick up a phone call because of its important someone will leave a message.
Text me, call my home phone and then cell phone and repeat hoping I’ll respond..you go to the end of the line.
emmmmm.....
the first vote was almost 2 weeks ago.
all this big texan talk about what the republicans were going to do, was suppose to happen if they didn’t show up last friday.
the texas republicans are all talk, with no spine or anything else, to back anything up
Redistrict the state house so the Democrats can save money by having to transport, feed and house fewer of them when they run.
Is this all just political kabuki theater?!?!
yes. always has been.
texas style.
all hat, no cattle.
I guess that Texas Republicans should have forgotten the courts and just have the Rangers to shoot the varmints on the ground.
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