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Nate Schatzline @NateSchatzline - BREAKING: The Texas House Democrats are breaking quorum. If you’re wondering what the @TXGOPCaucus can do, my colleague @brentmoney posted our options last week. Here’s the highlights
Enforcement Authority: Our sergeants-at-arms and DPS have the legal authority to locate and retrieve absent members within Texas borders. This is not theoretical-it was used in 2003 and again in 2021.
Penalties for Absence: Members absent without leave can face:
- Fines of $500 per day
Responsibility for retrieval costs
- Operating budget reductions
Reprimand, censure, or even expulsion
Escalation Option: Should members flee the state for an extended period, the Governor has the constitutional authority to declare their seats vacant under the Texas Election Code. This would lower the quorum threshold and allow the House to act.
The question is… Are Republicans willing to STAND UP AND FIGHT? I know I am!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico
My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
https://x.com/NateSchatzline/status/1952114473084342502
National Archives Foundation @archivesfdn - We just wrapped up our 2025 Civics for All of US Teacher Institute!
From playing #100Docs to all of the valuable civics resources at the @usnatarchives, these amazing educators are now walking away with new civics learning tools for their classrooms! #ArchivesInstitute
https://x.com/archivesfdn/status/1951327102986334602
National Mall NPS @NationalMallNPS - A name familiar to every Washingtonian, Pierre Charles L'Enfant was born #OTD in 1754. After serving in the Continental Army, L'Enfant was chosen to design the new capital city of #WashingtonDC. His plan included a public space that later became the National Mall.
https://x.com/NationalMallNPS/status/1951641683046588518
Nature is Amazing @AMAZlNGNATURE - A Tree Frog demonstrates how it "adheres" to surfaces like leaves (or glass)
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1952026493904629771
Nature is Amazing ☘ @AMAZlNGNATURE - Sea Lion performs air bending underwater
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1952098917450985912
Nature is Amazing ☘ @AMAZlNGNATURE - I don't know what i was expecting but it wasn't this
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1952056868840353837
NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX - Rob Finnerty: "Now we have what looks like direct evidence that Hillary Clinton's campaign and Hillary herself came up with the Russian collusion narrative from the start."
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GcuIRDmdO3c
https://x.com/NEWSMAX/status/1952127340705915009
NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX - The Trump administration is putting $200 billion into Medicaid in hopes of saving the "beautiful program," Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Sunday.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/mehmet-oz-medicaid-big-beautiful-bill/2025/08/03/id/1221114/
https://x.com/NEWSMAX/status/1952134895767335089
NewsNation @NewsNation - Soulja Boy, whose real name is Deandre Cortez Way, was arrested early Sunday morning following a traffic stop in Los Angeles.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/soulja-boy-arrested-los-angeles/
https://x.com/NewsNation/status/1952123137153269875
NewsNation @NewsNation - An earthquake shook parts of New Jersey and the surrounding areas Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.
MORE:
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/earthquake-shakes-new-jersey-and-surrounding-areas-usgs/
https://x.com/NewsNation/status/1951840257785074135
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