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Texas House PASSES voting bill that runaway Democrats fled the state to try and block and heads to the Senate TODAY

The Texas House of Representatives on Thursday passed the voting bill so reviled by Democrats that they fled the state to deny the quorum needed to hold a vote on it. 

The six-week political showdown drew to a close when three of the fleeing Democrats, who had warrants out for their arrest, gave up their fight and returned to work. The returning lawmakers said they'd brought the national attention they wanted to the bill and had  spurred Congress to take up federal voting legislation.

The bill passed 79-37 mostly along party lines. It will now proceed to a vote in the Senate on Friday, where it's expected to pass, before heading to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch supporter of the measure.

During hours of fiery debate on Thursday, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan instructed lawmakers not to use the word 'racism' in reference to the bill. 

Phelan rebuked Democratic Rep. Gina Hinojosa when she asked whether intentional discrimination against people of a certain race was 'racism.' 

'We can talk about racial impacts of this legislation without accusing members of this body of being racist,' Phelan said.

'Respectfully, I'm not accusing members of this body,' Hinojosa replied.

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, gavels in with a quorum present at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, gavels in with a quorum present at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021

On August 6, Texas Rep Vikki Goodwin (2nd from the right) shared in her Facebook account this photo of her and other Texas democrats in Capitol Hill. She wrote: In full disclosure, I have been in DC with my fellow Democrats for most of the last 25 days, including today when we held our press conference on the last day of this Special Session

On August 6, Texas Rep Vikki Goodwin (2nd from the right) shared in her Facebook account this photo of her and other Texas democrats in Capitol Hill. She wrote: In full disclosure, I have been in DC with my fellow Democrats for most of the last 25 days, including today when we held our press conference on the last day of this Special Session

Democrats have asserted the bill, which would standardize voting hours  6 a.m. to 9 p.m., ban drive-thru and overnight early voting and mail voters would also be asked to verify their identities with a state ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, discriminates against minorities. 

It would also empower partisan poll watchers and  prevent elections officials from sending out unsolicited mail ballots. Republicans have denied charges that the bills impede voters of color and said the bill would bolster election security, even though they did not find evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. 

'I am convinced that because our elections were safe, secure and successful that we are not here really to deal with what I termed the pretext of the policy goals — incidents of fraud or likelihood of fraud,' said Democrat Rep. Rep. Rafael Anchía, according to the Texas Tribune. 

Anchía listed off federal court rulings that found lawmakers engaged in intentional discrimination when they drew up strict voter ID laws. 

'I know people bristle at certain terms that are used so I'll just say the Legislature been intentionally discriminatory,' Anchía said. 

State Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, left to right, Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, D-Houston, and Rep. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, enter the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021. They ended a 38-day standoff that began when some of their colleagues fled to Washington. The trio dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul

State Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, left to right, Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, D-Houston, and Rep. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, enter the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021. They ended a 38-day standoff that began when some of their colleagues fled to Washington. The trio dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul

Rep. Ana Maria Ramos (D) fumed that they 'threw us under the bus'

Rep. Ana Maria Ramos fumed that they 'threw us under the bus'

The three Democrats who returned to the Capitol drew the ire of many of the over 50 who decamped to Washington on July 12 on chartered planes to deny Republicans the minimum members needed to conduct business.

'We were literally on caucus calls for 2 hours this morning and none of the defecting Democrats mentioned they were planning on helping the Republicans pass voter suppression bills. Guess what the other defecting Democrats have accomplished by going back-NOTHING!' Democratic state Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos wrote in an angry tweet. 

Growing impatience among Republicans had led to escalating threats that missing lawmakers could face arrest, but officers never appeared to do more than leaving warrants at Democrats´ homes. 

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