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Austin judge signs order blocking arrest of quorum-busting Democrats
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AUSTIN, Texas — A criminal district judge in Austin has signed an order blocking the arrest of any quorum-busting House Democrats, saying that doing so would be a misinterpretation of House rules and the Texas Constitution.
Judge Brad Urrutia signed the order Sunday night, and it was filed by Austin attorneys representing 19 plaintiffs Monday morning.
The order blocks Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dade Phelan and law enforcement agencies such as the Texas Department of Public Safety and Capitol police from "detaining, confining, or otherwise restricting a Texas House Democrat's movement without his or her consent. It also prevents them from "issuing an warrants or other instruments demanding the detention, confinement or other restriction of a Texas House Democrat's movement."
Urrutia ruled that Texas law does not provide "provide for the physical confinement of lawmakers who have committed no crime."
Last month, more than 50 House members traveled to Washington, D.C., to block Texas lawmakers from voting on a proposal that they said would restrict voting access and to ask the federal government to pass federal voting rights legislation.
Judge Brad Urrutia signed the order Sunday night, and it was filed by Austin attorneys representing 19 plaintiffs Monday morning.
The order blocks Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dade Phelan and law enforcement agencies such as the Texas Department of Public Safety and Capitol police from "detaining, confining, or otherwise restricting a Texas House Democrat's movement without his or her consent. It also prevents them from "issuing an warrants or other instruments demanding the detention, confinement or other restriction of a Texas House Democrat's movement."
Urrutia ruled that Texas law does not provide "provide for the physical confinement of lawmakers who have committed no crime."
Last month, more than 50 House members traveled to Washington, D.C., to block Texas lawmakers from voting on a proposal that they said would restrict voting access and to ask the federal government to pass federal voting rights legislation.
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