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Minutes [after Democrat Carol Alvarado finished her filibuster], the [elections reform bill] passed the Senate. The measure is now once again stalled since Democrats continue to stay away from the state House of Representatives in a standoff that has lasted 32 days. Her filibuster began hours after officers of the Texas House of Representatives delivered arrest warrants for more than 50 absent Democrats.
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The latest escalation threw the Texas Legislature into uncommon territory with neither side showing any certainty over what comes next, or how far Republicans could take their determination to secure a quorum of 100 lawmakers present — a threshold they were just four members shy of reaching.
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Refusing to attend legislative sessions is a violation of House rules — a civil offense, not a criminal one, leaving the power the warrants carry to get Democrats back to the chamber unclear, even for the Republicans who invoked it. Democrats would not be jailed.