Texas House gets quorum then quits until Monday at 4pm | Several major court decisions – Pratt on Texas for 8/20/2021

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Enough Democrat have defected from the revolution at the moment and returned to their jobs as state reps to gain a Texas House quorum But, did the House get to work Thursday night? Did it get to work Friday? How about Saturday and Sunday with just 17 days left in the special session? Nope, Speaker Dade “Feckless” Phelan adjourned the House until Monday – and not Monday morning but 4 p.m!

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With a quorum expected Monday, moves in the legislature to vastly expand the extra funding for border security being paid by Texas taxpayers and more in the Biden’s border mess stack including important federal court rulings.

Texas Supreme Court sealTexas wins at 5th Circuit on its ban of dismemberment abortions!

Texas Supreme Court’s decision not to yet accept Abbott’s appeal on challenges to his authority to block local mask mandates explained.

Terry County’s ignorant county judge who thinks he has been called a “hodgepodge” judge.

And other news of Texas.

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