Statement·other·said 2021-07-13
“There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business.”
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Verdict
Falseby PolitiFact
2021-07-16Reasoning
No Texas court has ever interpreted the chamber's arrest rule to authorize physical restraint; legal experts disagreed that handcuffs would be lawful.
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