Texas House to Penalize Democrats for Quorum Stall

0:00Dallas story is making news on March 21st. The Texas House Administration Committee is said to meet on April 10th to decide on penalties for Democratic lawmakers who left the state last year too. Block a quorum during key voting sessions. These Democrats walked out in August 2025 to stall a Republican push on redrawing congressional maps, which eventually passed in an NEI 88-52 vote during a second special session. The move sparked backlash from Republicans who see it as dodging duty, while Democrats argue it was a stand against unfair maps that could weaken their party's power in Congress. Under a new House resolution, absent members now face fines up to three times the daily per-dem raid, a jump from the old $500 per day, along with possible reprimands or committee removals. The committee, with six Republicans and five Democrats at the helm, will weigh these options next month, keeping the partisan divide, front, and center. In Texas politics,