Texas House Special Session Adjourned as Not Enough Democrats Present

Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan (R) gavels in the 87th Legislature's special session in the House chamber at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 8, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Aug. 7 called for the lower chamber to be adjourned until Aug. 9 because not enough Democrats showed up for the special legislative session.

“A quorum is not present,” Phelan said; minutes later, he adjourned the session.