
Texas Dems start returning home after restraining order blocking arrests
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Texas House Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block consideration of a Republican-backed elections bill have begun returning home this week after a district judge granted a temporary restraining order barring Gov. Greg Abbott from ordering their arrest.
"Our quorum break shined a national spotlight on the TX voter suppression bill and pushed Congress closer to passing a federal voting rights act to override it," Talarico wrote on Twitter. "I’m confident they will. Now I’m back to clean up Greg Abbott’s latest messes from COVID to ERCOT." The judge’s order bars Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican from "detaining, confining or otherwise restricting" the Democratic lawmakers within the state, the Texas Tribune reported. The initial restraining order expires after 14 days, though it could be extended.More Related News