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Texas DPS Initiates Tip Line to Find Democrats Who Left State Amid Redistricting Fight
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers monitor homes of absent Democrats who broke quorum to block redistricting, with a tip line set up to report their whereabouts, officials said.
- On Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced DPS troopers have been dispatched statewide to stake out absent members’ homes and unveiled a toll-free tip line at 866-786-5972.
- Amid the redistricting fight, Democratic state representatives left Texas to break quorum and block a Republican plan that would result in five additional Republican U.S. House seats, Burrows announced.
- Amid stakeouts, absent members face a $500 daily fine and must repay return costs, with officers conducting surveillance outside their homes, Burrows said.
- With only nine of the 62 House Democrats present, the chamber lacked a 100-member quorum, delaying Tuesday's disaster relief bill debate.
- House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced plans for special sessions every 30 days until lawmakers return, with Attorney General Ken Paxton and Burrows seeking nationwide civil arrest warrants for absent Democrats, as the House again failed to reach a quorum Tuesday.
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State Rep. Vince Perez says Texas DPS vehicles showed up at his house looking for him
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Texas GOP seeks to ‘domesticate’ rogue Dems for breaking quorum through nationwide civil arrest warrants
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