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We're always willing to talk, but as you mentioned in your layout, our hard-working men and women on the committee were effectively shut out of the process to even bring ideas to have some kind of normal discussion on voter suppression. there is nothing special about this session in austin. it is a suppression session.sith they are trying to take away our p right to vote, and we are not going to put up with it, and we are going to fight. >> do you expect they will try to compel you, literally compel you, force you back into the state of texas? do they have the ability to do that?u is that part...

To pass the for the people right, but you are also there is part of a tactical remover to block republicans from passing with their otherwise going to pass in the state of texas. how long do you think you have to stand a texas in order to accomplish the second goal? >> >> well, you know. we're dealing with a really obstinate governor who wants to run his primary campaign at our expense. we're not gonna put up that. i think every men and women on this bus packed their biggest suitcase and stuffed as much close as they could and where united. we have great, we have resolved and we are determined...

I think every man and woman on this bus packed their biggest suitcase and stuffed as much clothes as they could and we're united. we have grit. we have resolve. we are determined to find a solution. we're always willing to talk but as you mentioned in your layout, our hard working men and women on the committee were effectively shut out of the process to even bring ideas to have some kind of normal discussion on voter suppression. there is nothing special about this session in austin. it is a suppression session. they are trying to take away our right to vote and we are not going to put up wit...

I want to get practical. if republicans walked out of the statehouse because they didn't want to pass a bill in a state democrats were in charge, would you feel the same? >> reporter: depends, if it was a bill on voting rights, absolutely. i think there are republicans that should have gone with the democrats. bottom line, i don't see voting rights as a partisan issue. i see this as a democracy issue. there's an existential crisis around democratic participation. we judged health of democracy based on access. this is a suppression session. let's be honest about what this is. this is political ...

They have. now, this is a little different than we saw back in may. last time democrats staged that walkout two hours before the end of a legislative session. there wasn't any time to round them up and force them back into the chamber in austin. this time around there's close to a month left on the clock and according to texas house rules, lawmakers at least theoretically can be compelled to come back to the state capitol if they are not present during the session. in other words, republicans maybe can sic the state capitol public safety office on them to track them down and round them all bac...