Texas Senate Democrats
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Texas Senate Democrats are the members of the Democratic caucus in the Texas Senate, known nationally for their 2003 quorum-breaking walkout to oppose Republican-led mid-decade redistricting.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative caucus
ⓘ
political caucus ⓘ |
| activity |
filibustering legislation
ⓘ
introducing legislation ⓘ participating in committee work ⓘ voting on state laws ⓘ |
| chamberSizeContext | 31-member Texas Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystemContext | partisan elections in Texas ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Texas State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBodyType | state legislative caucus ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governs | statewide issues in Texas through legislative power ⓘ |
| hasMembers | Democratic state senators of Texas ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCaucus | Texas Senate Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition |
generally opposes partisan gerrymandering in Texas
ⓘ
generally supports expanded public education funding in Texas ⓘ generally supports voting rights protections in Texas ⓘ |
| hasRole | minority caucus in Texas Senate ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberalism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | upper house ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national attention in 2003 for quorum-breaking walkout ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Texas State Capitol in Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | traveling to New Mexico in 2003 to avoid quorum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
2003 quorum-breaking walkout
ⓘ
opposition to 2003 mid-decade redistricting in Texas ⓘ |
| notableYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| opposed | Republican-led mid-decade congressional redistricting in Texas ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | Republican redistricting plan of 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas Legislature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | various senatorial districts in Texas ⓘ |
| represents | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | state-level legislation and oversight ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| strategy | procedural obstruction to block legislation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century Texas politics ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | political group ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
leaving the state to deny quorum
ⓘ
quorum-breaking walkout ⓘ |
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