Will 13 Democrats be Expelled From the Texas House?

 

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune

"TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.


For this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to expel 13 Democrats from the Texas House. Does fleeing the state to break quorum equate to abandoning office?


This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/12/tribcast-house-democrats-expelled-quorum-break/.

 
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