Texas Democrats continue voting reform push back
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Three Rio Grande Valley lawmakers are still in Washington D.C. along with other Texas Democrats who fled to the nation’s capitol last week to break quorum in Austin.
On Friday, Texas Reps. Alex Dominguez and Eddie Lucio III said they aren t afraid of the governor or state police. I m not afraid to be arrested,” Rep. Dominguez said. “I m here fighting for you. I took a solemn oath to defend the constitution of the United States.
Among the eight lawmakers who represent the four counties in the Valley, Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville), Armando Martinez (D-Weslaco), and Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville) have not returned to Texas and are still in Washington D.C.
Texas Democrats continue voting reform push back
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One runaway Texas Democrat delayed a wedding, others brought kids for the weeks-long exile
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Alex Dominguez, Bobby Guerra, Eddie Lucio III and Armando Martinez
In an effort to once again stymie their Republican counterparts’ attempts to push through a polarizing voting bill in the state, nearly 60 Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives broke quorum Monday and headed for the U.S. Capitol. They had company with lawmakers from the Rio Grande Valley.
State Reps. Bobby Guerra, D-McAllen; Armando “Mando” Martinez, D-Weslaco; and Brownsville lawmakers Eddie Lucio III and Alex Dominguez joined the Democratic contingent in Washington to pressure Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. These bills are aimed at protecting and expanding voting rights.