Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to prevent a vote on Monday that could see five new Republican-leaning seats created in the House of Representatives. About 30 Democrats said they planned to flee to Illinois, where they plan to stay for a week, to thwart Republican efforts by denying them a quorum, or the minimum number of members to validate the vote’s proceedings. … The plan to flee the state is not without potential consequences. Members of the Texas Democrats face a $500-a-day fine and possible arrest, a measure that was introduced in 2023, two years after Democrats left the state for three weeks to block election legislation that included several restrictions on voting access.” [editor’s note: “We’re defending democracy … unless a democratic vote isn’t going to go our way, in which case screw democracy” – TLK] (08/04/25)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/texas-democrats-fleeing-redistricting-vote