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Greg Abbott: “One is a $500 a day fine.”

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Governor Abbott Discusses Texas Conservative Priorities On The Ben Shapiro Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:56

So the punishments are outlined in the Constitution and they, they are punishments that the House comes up themselves with the consequences for not showing up for a court. One is a $500 a day fine. Another that the House leadership is seeking to impose on the runaway Democrats is to pay for all of the expenses, which is in the millions of dollars, as well as other potential consequences such as losing privileges on committees and different things like that. (02:56–02:59)

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Asserts that one punishment for not showing up for a quorum is a $500 daily fine.

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