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Texas Governor  Greg Abbott blasted Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent the Republicans from passing a controversial voting bill. By leaving the state, the Democrats denied the Republicans the quorum they needed to vote on the bill during a special session called by Abbott. Speaking during an appearance on  "Once they step back into the state, they will be arrested and brought back to the Capitol, and we will be conducting business," he said. It is the second time the Democrats have refused to show up to block the bill, which many critics say makes it harder for people to ...

Inside the secret plan for the Texas Democratic exodus: A phone tree, a scramble to pack and a politically perilous trip Amy Gardner, Eva Ruth Moravec, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Nicole Asbury © Craig Hudson for The Washington Post Texas House Democrats speak to reporters late Monday outside of Dulles International Airport after arriving from Texas in a second high-profile effort to block GOP legislation on state voting laws. They activated the plan with a phone tree late Sunday: Pack your bags — and make sure they weigh no more than 45 pounds. Be ready to leave Austin at noo...

Tamir Kalifa / Getty Images Updated July 12, 2021 at 4:52 PM ET Texas House Democrats announced Monday that they've left the state in a second attempt to block controversial GOP legislation that critics have slammed as voter suppression. Democrats, in an attempt again to break quorum and stop votes on Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3, said they were flying to Washington, D.C., where they planned to push for federal voter protections. "Today, Texas House Democrats stand united in our decision to break quorum and refuse to let the Republican-led legislature force through dangerous legislatio...

Texas voting bills: Democrats are on a desperate mission to stop GOP CNN 2 hrs ago Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN © Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Texas state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, speaks alongside members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus and voting rights advocates during a rally outside of the Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas state lawmakers, enacting an intricately plotted escape, left their posts and the Lone Star state itself and took flight to Washington on ...

Texas House and Senate Advance Restrictive GOP Voting Bill After Marathon Overnight Hearings On 7/11/21 at 8:12 PM EDT The Texas House and Senate advanced restrictive Republican voting bills that will make voting harder on Sunday after hundreds of Texans signed up to testify against the proposals this weekend. Republicans pushed to advance new restrictions after overnight hearings this weekend in a state that already has some of the country's strictest rules on voting. A Texas House committee voted Sunday morning to move forward a new election bill that would ban 24-hour polling locations, dr...