Texas House Democrats Could be Next to Flee

[Judi Lynn]

Texas House Democrats Could be Next to Flee
LAST UPDATE: 8/19/2003 9:50:29 AM
Posted By: Jim Forsyth

So is the long range plan by Texas Democrats to have House Democrats follow Senate Democrats to New Mexico?

1200 WOAI's Robert Wood reports from the Capitol that rumors are buzzing that at the end of the current special session, the 11 Senate Democrats who are currently in New Mexico will return at the end of the current special session, and then 51 House Democrats will leave the state, to prevent that Republican backed Congressional redistricting plan from passing.

"We're in the process of trying to get together and make a determination as a group about what our next step is going to be," State Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) said.

As long as a large chunk of Democrats are out of the state, there is not the required quorum left in Austin to approve the redistricting plan, which observers say would create five new Republican Congressional seats. (snip/...)

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