Abbott Say He’ll Arrest Democratic Lawmakers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the Democratic lawmakers who left the state earlier that day to deny Republicans a quorum to convene a special legislative session will be arrested upon their return to the Lone Star State, KVUE reports.

Said Abbott: “If these people want to be hanging out wherever they’re hanging out on this taxpayer-paid junket, they’re going to have to be prepared to do it for well over a year. As soon as they come back in the state of Texas, they will be arrested, they will be cabined inside the Texas Capitol until they get their job done.”

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