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Paul, so fleeing the state when you don't like the bills the republican majority is pushing through, is that what -- i mean, that's what these -- i mean, isn't that what these democratic lawmakers were elected to do to actually, you know, argue their cases? to be in the -- the statehouse? but i mean, is fleeing what their job is? >> it -- it seems like it's the only option that they have. they have argued it. they've debated it. they just don't have the numbers. they contested the election and lost. by the way, there was no fraud in that election. even though the republicans want it. the democ...

Of fraud, in the very actions that they're going to outlaw. in other words, houston did 24-hour voting and it worked great. they did drive-by voting where you could drop off your ballot in a drop box. worked great. no fraud, whatsoever. noneven alleged. texas attorney general spent 22,000 hours chasing down allegations of voting fraud. found 16 cases. every one of which was a case where somebody used a fraudulent address when they filled out their form. and those 16 people, not a one of them got a day of jail time. so, what they are trying to do is divide black and brown texans against white t...

They can't keep the hospitals open. they can't keep people on their healthcare. >> paul begala, appreciate it. we are going to update viewers on all of this when we hear from those lawmakers once they land, get off the plane. we also have breaking news from the fda about a johnson & johnson vaccine about a rare neurological disorder that could be triggered in some rare cases by the injection. a late-afternoon meeting with officials from pfizer about the possibility of a booster for its vaccine in the wake of the company's announcement about such a shot being needed perhaps in the next few mo...

This texas bill. the elections in texas were won by the republicans, and by all accounts, they were fair and accurate and honest. and yet, the republicans have put forward this big lie. that, somehow, there is all this fraud. if you -- if you talk to texas politicians, and i -- i have. they can't cite a single example of fraud, in the very actions that they are going to outlaw. in other words, houston did 24-hour voting and it worked great. they did drive-by voting. where you could drop off your ballot in a -- in a drop box. it worked great. no fraud, whatsoever. none even alleged. the texas a...

Anderson. we saw them do this in late may. this is how the democrats ended the regular session. they killed s.b.7. of course, then, they just walked out of the building. now, they are flying to the nation's capital and they don't know when they are going to be able to go back home to the lone star state. >> dianne gallagher, thanks very much. we are going to be joined, in a moment, by cnn's paul begala. political commentator and democratic strategist. and also, texan, not necessarily in that order. but first, we are going to be talking to one of the lawmakers who has just fled the state. act...