Texas House Democrats traveled to Illinois last summer to deny quorum and block a GOP-led vote on a new congressional district map in Texas. The map eventually passed and is in effect. Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
"The Texas Constitution's internal political remedies, none of which involve the judicial branch, were sufficient to the task of restoring the House's ability to do business."
ā Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock wrote in a unanimous Texas Supreme Court decision denying Gov. Greg Abbott's and Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to expel Democratic legislators who left the state. (Bloomberg)
