{"id":52895,"date":"2025-08-25T20:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=52895"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:40:01","slug":"texas-house-gop-caucus-votes-against-punishing-awol-democrats-who-broke-quorum-to-block-redistricting-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=52895","title":{"rendered":"Texas House GOP Caucus Votes Against Punishing AWOL Democrats Who Broke Quorum to Block Redistricting Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Texas-Lawmaker-vote.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"Texas House Lawmaker's vote on a motion to issue arrest warrants for their Democrat colleagues who fled the state rather than vote on redistricting.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Texas-Lawmaker-vote.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Texas House Lawmaker's vote on a motion to issue arrest warrants for their Democrat colleagues who fled the state rather than vote on redistricting.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Texas House GOP Caucus on Monday voted against punishing AWOL Democrats who broke quorum to block redistricting efforts for two weeks. <\/p>\n<p>Texas Democrats fled to Illinois a few weeks ago to block the Republicans from voting on a new congressional redistricting map.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened the derelict Democrats with arrest and removal from office if they didn\u2019t return to the Capitol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Texas House finally voted last on the new Congressional map after the Democrats stonewalled them for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>After threatening the AWOL Democrats with removal from office and or jail, the Texas GOP Caucus voted against a motion to censure the derelict lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The censure would have resulted in loss of chairmanship and vice-chairmanships, loss of credit for seniority for the 89th Session and Pro rata reduction in office budgets for each day the member was absent without leave.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Texas House Republican caucus just voted against holding the Dems who fled accountable in any real way. This motion did NOT pass by the required majority. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6021bR1uiv\">pic.twitter.com\/6021bR1uiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Hopper (@AndyHopperTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyHopperTX\/status\/1960011571280966092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>GOP State Rep. Brian Harrison blasted the weak Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas Republican \u201cleadership\u201d is weak, compromised\u2026and FECKLESS,\u201d Brian Harrison said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Texas House GOP Caucus just voted AGAINST punishing the Democrats who broke quorum. <\/p>\n<p>Texas Republican \u201cleadership\u201d is weak, compromised\u2026 and FECKLESS. <\/p>\n<p>Texans, you\u2019ve been betrayed. <\/p>\n<p>Texans, you deserve better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianeharrison\/status\/1960016021441355921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brian Harrison continued:<\/p>\n<p>Btw\u2026 the same House \u201dGOP\u201d Caucus that voted NOT to even censure the Democrats\u2026. <\/p>\n<p>Voted to CENSURE ME last year for supporting Trump-endorsed conservative candidates!<\/p>\n<p>The Texas government is run by two groups:<\/p>\n<p>1) Democrats<\/p>\n<p>2) Democrats cosplaying as Republicans<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Btw\u2026 the same House \u201dGOP\u201d Caucus that voted NOT to even censure the Democrats\u2026. <\/p>\n<p>Voted to CENSURE ME last year for supporting Trump-endorsed conservative candidates!<\/p>\n<p>The Texas government is run by two groups:<\/p>\n<p>1) Democrats<\/p>\n<p>2) Democrats cosplaying as Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PNMtQUU8eW\">https:\/\/t.co\/PNMtQUU8eW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianeharrison\/status\/1960033437366264281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/08\/texas-house-gop-caucus-votes-against-punishing-awol\/\">Texas House GOP Caucus Votes Against Punishing AWOL Democrats Who Broke Quorum to Block Redistricting Efforts<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas House GOP Caucus on Monday voted against punishing AWOL Democrats who broke quorum to block redistricting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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