March 25, 2019      9:24 AM

Chairman Leach stymied for now in moving forward with Born Alive Protection Act

JCJ Committee lacks a quorum, Dems are apparently boycotting the meeting while Rep. Meyer is delayed in Dallas. Leach apologizes on behalf of the "entire Texas House" for the delay

A frustrated Chairman Jeff Leach, R-Plano, on Monday morning “humbly” implored Democratic members of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee to show up and register their attendance so that he could move forward with laying out the Born Alive Protection Act. Leach said he knows members have busy schedules and even said he’d be fine with it if they showed up, registered their attendance, then left to do other things.

The committee, for now this morning, lacks a quorum and Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, hasn’t flown in yet because his flight was delayed, Leach said. He also noted that “abortion survivors” had traveled to the Capitol this morning to testify on the bill.

By Scott Braddock

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