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Talarico, Hinojosa, other Texas Democrats have yet to pay fines for quorum break

Some Dems in the Texas Lege who did pay the penalty, including San Antonio’s Diego Bernal, wrote kiss-off messages on their checks.

A total of 17 Democrats in the Texas House — including three now running for statewide office — are holding out on paying fines chamber leadership imposed over last summer’s quorum break to halt Gov. Greg Abbott’s redistricting efforts. Meanwhile, some Texas Dems who did cough up the financial penalty by the May 5 deadline, including […]

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