Texas Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer spends time in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 Martinez Fischer said he is still working from his hotel room while Texas Democrats wait out the Special Session. Author: Allysa Tellez (KENS) Updated: 5:29 PM CDT July 19, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — Less than a week after arriving in the nation’s capitol, five Texas House Democrats have tested positive for COVID-19, including Texas State Rep representative for San Antonio, Trey Martinez Fischer. "It was a little bit of a surprise," he said. Martinez Fischer, also a father, said he had been taking extra precautions despite the fact that he is fully vaccinated because he has a young daughter who is not eligible for the vaccine.