File photo: Empty chairs belonging to House Democrats empty during session convocation in protest to a redistricting map in the State Capitol, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

The Texas House Democrats who fled the state to obstruct a GOP redistricting plan now face heavy fines as a result.

The chairman of the House Administration Committee notified the runaway Democrats last Thursday that they’re each being fined more than nine thousand dollars. The fines total more than 476 thousand dollars.

House members’ salaries can’t be garnished to pay the fines, nor can campaign funds be used to pay them. The 51 Democrats have until today to request a due-process hearing to try to get the fines dismissed.

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