Rolling Stone Texas Democrats to Leave State as GOP Renews Attack on Voting Rights The state legislators are heading to D.C., where they will voice their support of the For the People Act, federal legislation that would expand voting rights By Associated Press Once again, the Texas GOP is pushing forward a bill that would suppress voting in the state, and once again, Democratic legislators in the state are planning to leave the state to stop it from passing. At least 58 Democratic lawmakers intend to fly to the nation’s capital where they will participate in a rally in support of federal voting legislation, NBC News reported. The federal bill, the For the People Act, would expand voting rights across the country, ban partisan gerrymandering and reform the campaign finance system.