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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.
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
