Overview

• Burrows asked DPS to establish a public tip line (866-786-5972) to gather leads on the whereabouts of absent Democratic legislators.
• Dozens of deputized officers and DPS agents have been stationed outside lawmakers’ homes, conducting surveillance and repeated phone calls to compel their return.
• The Texas House has issued civil arrest warrants and filed lawsuits in Illinois and California seeking cooperation to return over 30 Democrats who fled beyond Texas borders.
• No forcible arrests have been made as legal limits on out-of-state enforcement and concerns over detaining elderly lawmakers constrain aggressive actions.
• Republican leaders say missing members will be billed for all enforcement costs as they consider whether to escalate efforts to restore quorum.