How Texas lawmakers voted on the government shutdown bills

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The federal government shutdown Wednesday after the Senate failed to pass bill that would have extended funding through Nov. 21.

H.R. 5371 passed in the house but fell five votes short of the 60 required to pass in the Senate.

Senators are leaving for observance of Yom Kippur, so the shut down is expected to endure through at least Friday. The House is also not in session and will not return until next week, so there is no clear timeline as to when the necessary funding legislation will be passed to end the shutdown.

How did Texas lawmakers vote on the shutdown bills?

Both Texas Senators, Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R), voted in favor of the shutdown bill.

The two lawmakers took to X (formerly Twitter) to comment on the shutdown.

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