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Texas House Speaker signs civil arrest warrants to return absent Democrats to chamber

Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman Comments Off on Texas House Speaker signs civil arrest warrants to return absent Democrats to chamber

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday signed 52 civil arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state in July and continue to deny the body a quorum.

      
Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman
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