Texas Leaders Debate Strategies Amid Unpredictable Flooding Crisis
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Texas Democrats are considering breaking quorum to block a GOP-favored redistricting map, with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatening arrest, though legal experts say such arrests would be civil, not criminal. Historically, quorum breaks have been used in Texas to halt legislation, but they are temporary and can lead to legal and political battles.
- Can Texas Democrats Stop the Redistricting By ‘Breaking Quorum’? Democracy Docket
- 'Science just isn't there yet' to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says ABC News
- Texas flooding unpredictable, unmanageable, state emergency management chief says The Hill
- Texas lawmakers tackle state’s catastrophic flooding in special session The Washington Post
- Texas Official Blames Forecasts for Delayed Floods Response The Wall Street Journal
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