Texas Escalates Quorum Fight: Paxton Seeks Illinois Court’s Help to Force Absent Democrats’ Return
Texas Escalates Quorum Fight: Paxton Seeks Illinois Court’s Help to Force Absent Democrats’ Return Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have dramatically escalated their efforts to restore legislative quorum, formally asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. The Democrats absconded to Illinois and other states to prevent the passage of a controversial GOP-backed congressional map, aiming to deny the Texas House the minimum number of members required for…