Get our free mobile app It's not cheap to travel these days. Even if you are a Texas House Democrat fleeing the special session of the Texas Legislature. I have had many listeners ask how much the Democrats are spending on their D.C. Adventure and who is paying for it. Eventually, we will know everything for sure, but on Wednesday we did get a brief answer about the cost of this. The Texas House Democrats made national news on Monday when they left for Washington, D.C. which led to a quorum break on Tuesday morning. More than 50 Democrats made their way via private jet to Washington.