State Rep. Claudia Ordaz, D-Texas, claims she’s been falsely accused of being present to make quorum while dealing with a personal health matter. Ordaz took to social media on Friday, shortly before 12 p.m., saying troopers with the Department of Public Safety showed up at her family member’s home looking for her. The El Pasoan stated that her family was harassed. Ordaz claims she is being falsely accused of being involved in “political games,” viewing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s actions as “a deliberate abuse of power and an intimidation tactic.
It is with a troubled heart that I write this, literally from a hospital waiting room. From the very beginning, I have made it clear: I will not be in the chamber due to a personal health matter. Yet today, DPS officers showed up to a member of my family’s home looking for me. On top of that, I am now being falsely accused of being in the chamber to make quorum. Harassing my family, spreading lies, and dragging my name into political games is beyond unacceptable – it is a deliberate abuse of power and an intimidation tactic. I do not appreciate any of it, and neither side is helping the cause.
State Rep. Claudia Ordaz (D-Texas)
On Monday, Ordaz explained to KTSM she was excused from the legislative session for a personal health matter. She pointed out in a statement that she stands in “full solidarity with my Democratic colleagues who have broken quorum to stop this shameless power grab. They are standing up for every Texan’s right to fair representation.”
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