Democrats are in still in the nation's capital, and Austin is at a standstill. Credit: Taylor Lumsden / WFAA Texas State Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) speaks from a podium in Washington, D.C. surrounded by other state Democrats. Nearly 60 members of the party flew to the nation's capitol to break quorum during the Texas special session to disrupt Republican plans to pass more stringent election laws. Author: Berna Dean Steptoe Updated: 3:00 PM CDT July 17, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Last Sunday on Inside Texas Politics, Texas House Democrats said they were considering a quorum break. This past week, they followed through and took off - 58 of them - to a hotel in Washington, D.C.