Texas House Democrats to challenge $9,354 fines from 2025 quorum break over redistricting map.

Texas House Democrats fined $9,354.25 each for a 14-day quorum break in August 2025 are planning to challenge the penalties, which include a $500 daily fine and costs for efforts to compel attendance. The fines stem from rules adopted after a 2021 quorum break and must be paid personally, not from campaign funds. The Democrats left to block a Republican redistricting map passed 88-52 in August 2026, arguing it was racially discriminatory and that their action protected voting rights. They maintain the quorum break was a constitutional right.