The Texas Speaker of the House of Representatives issued a warrant for the arrest of a Democrat member who fled to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session.
Speaker of the House Dade Phelan signed a civil arrest warrant on Monday for State Representative Philip Cortez for his failure to return to the House of Representatives, the Texas Tribune reported.
After receiving harsh criticism from fellow Democrats for returning to Austin without consulting them, Cortez returned to Washington, D.C. The San Antonio Democrat currently serves as chairman of the House Urban Affairs Committee.
Speaker Phelan issued a statement saying, in part, that Cortez had "Irrevocably broken my trust and the trust of the chamber." The speaker added that Cortez "Represented to me and his fellow members that he wanted to work on policy and find solutions to bring his colleagues back to Texas."
Cortez sidestepped the speaker's comments and the issue of the arrest warrant in his own statement on Monday.
The warrant issued by Speaker Phelan appears to be more symbolic than substantive.
As long as the Democrat representative remains outside the state, the warrant has no means of being executed, according to the Austin American-Stateman.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Arrest Warrant Issued for Texas Democrat Who Fled to D.C.
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