'The most that could happen is I could be detained,' state Representative Jasmine Crockett said. 'And it's not the governor who gets to make that decision. It's the speaker of the house.'
, who fled the state Capitol this week to block a GOP-backed voting bill, say the governor has no authority to arrest the lawmakers for failing to attend the legislature's special session.
Texas's current speaker of the house is Republican Dade Phelan, who has said that, like his Democratic counterparts,"all options are on the table for myself as well." In response, Abbott vowed to call a special session, which began last week, to ensure a string of Republican-sponsored bills will pass. A special session could go on for weeks, which would force Democrats to remain out of Texas until it goes to recess.
Texas House Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer said,"This threat and this finger-pointing by the governor is not going to intimidate all of us. We are strong and united. We want to bring voting rights reform to this country."
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