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On Wednesday evening, at least 56 Democratic members of the Texas House and nine Democratic members of the Texas Senate had left the state. Lacking a quorum, the House was unable to conduct business, and the fugitive representatives were subject to arrest under House rules should they cross back into Texas.
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The Senate still had enough members, including four Democrats, present to continue passing bills.
Here's a list of who left, who stayed and a few whose locations were unclear as of Wednesday. (One note: Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, was in Texas but recovering from surgery and not present in the Capitol.)
At least six representatives and four senators stayed in Texas
- Rep. Abel Herrero, HD 34
- Rep. Eddie Morales Jr., HD-74
- Rep. Garnet Coleman, HD-147
- Rep. John Turner, HD-14
- Rep. Ryan Guillen, HD-31
- Rep. Tracy King, HD-80
- Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., SD 27
- Sen. John Whitmire, SD-15
- Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, SD-20
- Sen. Judith Zaffirini, SD-21
56 representatives and nine senators went to Washington
- Rep. Alex Dominguez, HD-37
- Rep. Alma Allen, HD-131
- Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos, HD-102
- Rep. Ann Johnson, HD-134
- Rep. Armando Walle, HD-140
- Rep. Art Fierro, HD-79
- Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, HD-120
- Rep. Carl Sherman, HD-109
- Rep. Celia Israel, HD-50
- Rep. Chris Turner, HD-101
- Rep. Christina Morales, HD-145
- Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez, HD-76
- Rep. Diego Bernal, HD-123
- Rep. Donna Howard, HD-48
- Rep. Eddie Lucio III, HD-38
- Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, HD-51
- Rep. Elizabeth Campos, HD-19
- Rep. Erin Zwiener, HD-45
- Rep. Evelina “Lina” Ortega, HD-77
- Rep. Gina Hinojosa, HD-49
- Rep. Harold Dutton Jr., HD-142
- Rep. Ina Minjarez, HD-124
- Rep. James Talarico, HD-52
- Rep. Jarvis D. Johnson, HD-139
- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, HD-100
- Rep. Jessica González, HD-104
- Rep. Joe Deshotel, HD-22
- Rep. Jon Rosenthal, HD-135
- Rep. Julie Johnson, HD-115
- Rep. Mary Ann Perez, HD-144
- Rep. Mary González, HD-75
- Rep. Michelle Beckley, HD-65
- Rep. Nicole Collier, HD-95
- Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, HD-148
- Rep. Philip Cortez, HD-117
- Rep. Rafael Anchía, HD-103
- Rep. Ramon Romero Jr., HD-90
- Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, HD-113
- Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, HD-42
- Rep. Robert “Bobby” Guerra, HD- 41
- Rep. Ron Reynolds, HD-27
- Rep. Senfronia Thompson, HD-141
- Rep. Shawn Thierry, HD-146
- Rep. Sheryl Cole, HD-46
- Rep. Terry Meza, HD-105
- Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, HD-116
- Rep. Victoria Neave, HD-107
- Rep. Vikki Goodwin, HD-47
- Rep. Yvonne Davis, HD-111
- Sen. Beverly Powell, SD-10
- Sen. Borris Miles, SD-13
- Sen. Carol Alvarado, SD-6
- Sen. César Blanco, SD-29
- Sen. José Menéndez, SD-26
- Sen. Nathan Johnson, SD-16
- Sen. Roland Gutierrez, SD-19
- Sen. Royce West, SD-23
- Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, SD-14
The location of five representatives was unclear
- Rep. Leo Pacheco, HD-118
- Rep. Oscar Longoria, HD-35
- Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr., HD-36
- Rep. Ana Hernandez, HD-14
- Rep. Terry Canales, HD-40
Correction, July 15, 2021: This story originally stated that Reps. Terry Canales and Ana Hernandez were in Washington, D.C. They were not.
Correction, July 14, 2021: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story misstated the Senate district that John Whitmire represents. It is SD-15, not SD-5.