Quorum-busting Texas House Democrats order to pay $9,200 in fines and fees

The money must come out of the members' own pocket, not from their political accounts. But Democrats say they will appeal.
Dallas Morning News

Here’s why Greg Abbott, GOP using hardball tactics to bring back quorum-busting Democrats

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville. Trump traveled ...
Yahoo

Texas Republicans are proposing stiff new penalties for quorum breakers after redistricting delay

Following Gov. Greg Abbott's request for legislation to discourage future quorum breaks, several Republican lawmakers have filed bills that would impose consequences such as booting absent lawmakers ...
Dallas Observer

Texas Dems Walked Out in 2003, Too. Much Has Changed, But Not the Likely Result

When reporting on the Texas Democratic House quorum busting, an NBC News report called it an “unbelievable story” and likened the news to “an old Western, you know, a band of outlaws headed for ...
Austin American-Statesman

Democrats can't beat Republicans on redistricting, so messaging is their best hope

While Democratic Texas House members were aboard a chartered jet soaring toward Chicago to break quorum last week, few people — in the air or on the ground — believed the group would eventually return ...
The Eagle

Republicans set up showdown after setting vote on flood bills with Democrats absent

AUSTIN — Texas House Republicans teed up a slate of bills addressing the deadly July 4 Hill Country floods on Monday, but Democrats’ continued boycott left the chamber without the quorum needed to ...