About 50 Texas Democrats who fled the state to delay a redistricting vote won’t get paid until they show up at the capital, the Republican speaker of the state’s House of Representatives said Friday.
AWOL Texas Dems won’t get paid till they show up: state House speaker
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August 08, 2025
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