Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain to Newsmax: Texas Dems United Republicans

Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain told Newsmax on Wednesday that Democrats’ latest walkout from the Texas Capitol has backfired, leaving Republicans more unified than at any point in the current legislative session.

In an appearance on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Cain responded to a Houston Chronicle editorial that argued Texas Democrats unintentionally handed Republicans a political advantage by breaking quorum and fleeing the state.

Cain noted that state Democrats last walked out in 2021, when they left for Washington, D.C., in an effort to stall Republican-backed legislation. That effort fizzled, and Cain said many lawmakers still remember the episode vividly.

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