Texas just got its answer — and the Democrats who fled won’t like it one bit…See more

The money vanished first. Then came the threats. In the echoing halls of the Texas Capitol, a silent war is being waged with paychecks as the chosen weapon. Daily fines pile up like sand in an hourglass, each grain another warning that this standoff will not end cleanly. Lawmakers in exile watch their livelihoods bleed away as the cost climbs hi… Continues…

What began as a walkout has hardened into a showdown over who gets to define democracy in Texas. On one side, leaders insist they are enforcing duty: no work, no pay, no exceptions. On the other,