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  • 5 months ago
During a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) promised "punishment" for Texas state legislators who fled the state during the special session.
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00:00In another context, what measures for punishment do you want to impose on the legislatures who break quorum?
00:07So you probably know that I added to the special session agenda an item that requires punishment and consequences for people who break quorum.
00:20First, I believe that breaking quorum, the way that it was done here, violates the Constitution, and there have to be consequences for that.
00:27There have been several proposals already offered up in both the House and Senate.
00:33That's a good starting point to take a look at those proposals.
00:36And what typically happens is when proposals like that arise, it's going to lead to other ideas and other strategies that members of the House and Senate will be able to consider.
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