[Republic If You Can Keep It]

Here's a basic question from a non-Texan:

Can the Dems filibuster this to death, or does the GOP have the means to force a vote?

[Theodore R.]

There is no filibuster allowd in the TX House of Representative. To my knowledge no state House has a filibuster option. There is a filibuster allowed in the TX Senate but not on every issue. And in TX, the filibuster must be one senator at a time, he cannot yield the floor to someone else, and then come back for more speechmaking himself. The roadblock in TX is thed 2/3 rule to bring up an issue in the State Senate. But this can be suspended by the lieutenant governor. And now Dewhurst is reported on board for redistricting. Presumably he was angered by the House Democrat walkout in May.