A number of Texas Democrats may face arrest after fleeing the state in an attempt to block a vote on the proposed election legislation. Senator Ted Cruz, in an interview on "America's Newsroom," explained that state law provides the House speaker authority to arrest fleeing House members. CRENSHAW SLAMS ‘DELINQUENT’ TEXAS DEMOCRATS WHO FLED TO DC ON PRIVATE JET: ‘YOU GUYS ARE PATHETIC’SENATOR TED CRUZ: I think it's going to end with the Texas legislature taking up and passing election integrity legislation. …Under the Texas Constitution, there's a provision that explicitly gives the speaker the authority to arrest fleeing House members. Ensure people can vote, but also ensure that we don't have fraud, that we don't have people casting illegal votes.

Source: Fox News July 13, 2021 15:43 UTC