Gov Abbott's FB Post after they missed 3 PM deadline:

Abbot needs a poster listing a big reward for each one, alive and uninjured.

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Well shit, I might just have some fun at work tomorrow!!!!

And let us know if you bag one of the fuckers

Whatever you do use gloves.

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Originally posted by texassierra:
Whatever you do use gloves.

I would prefer he uses a taser.

Are there enough of them to fill out a deck of cards?

I think he'd have been better off firing them and naming their replacement representatives. Or, better yet, both.

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Originally posted by egregore:
Are there enough of them to fill out a deck of cards?

I laughed out loud on this.

The Oregon house Republicans pulled the same stunt about 10 years ago to prevent a quorum and prevent the Dem majority from passing some really shitty stuff (sorry I don't recall what the bill in question was about). They also fled the state. But their families were still at home so eventually they came back. As far as I know none of them suffered any legal consequences, but the whole thing was a pointless exercise. They never were going to be able to prevent passage of the bills, only delay it.

As far as I can tell, Gov Abbott didn't do/say anything new today and the Dems are still AWOL.

Although, I did miss this gem he posted yesterday about sicking the Rangers on the Dems for accepting bribes to flee the state.

Since the Texas DPS doesn’t have jurisdiction outside of Texas I hope he gets the U.S. Marshalls involved. Offer a $5000 bounty for each AWOL and I’ll bet they will be found in no time.

Arrest them when they get off their private jet at the airport in Texas. They have to come back before too long.

If the Dems don’t come back by the appointed date & time, then follow up with what the Texas Supreme Court has allowed signed-off on; declare ABANDONMENT OF OFFICE & VACATE THEM, and CALL FOR NEW ELECTIONS TO FILL THE VACANCIES.

Well, that was yesterday, wasn't it?

That was damn fast

https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/st.../1952937751176728732

“Let me be clear—the districts that are targeted overwhelmingly are Black districts,” said Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston).

Demonstrating once again Democrats want to keep the blacks all to themselves.

DOJ civil rights chief says Texas redistricting drama prompted by legal warning, not gerrymandering

https://justthenews.com/govern..._campaign=newsletter

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon says the Texas redistricting drama that prompted Democrats to flee the state began after a letter was sent from the U.S. Justice Department warning the state's electoral maps were illegal.

"We took a look at Texas, and we found that four of their districts in Texas are comprised of these so-called coalition districts," Dhillon said Tuesday on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "In other words, to get to a special minority district, you have to add together multiple minorities or count on a certain percentage of a crossover white vote. And this is too complex, too weird and too inconsistent with equal protection.

"So we wrote to Texas, telling them that even though that law had been struck down a couple of years ago, their districts were now not in compliance with the Federal Voting Rights laws, and so they needed to take action to fix them," she added. "That is what triggered the Texas Legislature and the Texas governor to call the legislature into session to put new maps together."

Dhillon's account directly challenges media reporting suggesting the fight was triggered by an effort to gerrymander districts to give majority Republicans an advantage in the 2026 election.

Texas Democrats have fled the state in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum and thereby prevent a redistricting effort expected to favor Republicans. State legislators have since voted to order the sergeant at arms to return the Democrats to the legislature under the authority of an arrest warrant.

"That is what caused all these Democrats to spitefully flee the jurisdiction to avoid there being a quorum," Dhillon said.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday announced that he would seek judicial orders declaring that state Democrats who do not return to the legislature by the state House speaker's deadline have vacated their offices.

"The Supreme Court is actually going to be taking up this issue one step further than the analysis I did for that letter," Dhillon said. "And so really, a lot is at stake here in this voting rights area."

Just now posted by Governor Abbott

https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/st.../1953204202294931506

^^^^^^^^^

The name "O'Rourke" refers to Robert "Beto" O'Rourke, his PAC has been funding jets, hotels, meals, etc for the rogue commies. If he has also broken laws regarding PACs, the asshole is in a world of shit.