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right now the texas legislature in texas is in session. the republican-led house and the republican-led senate in texas, they re trying to pass legislation that would make it t significantly harder to vote in texas in a state where it is e already not that easy to vote. the ways they are trying to change the voting laws in texass would disproportionately affect voters of color and poor voters and with disabilities in particular, and so texas democrats have bolted from the state. they left texas entirely tonight in a last-ditch effort to try to stop this bill from becoming law. now, those two planes i mentioned carrying texas democrats, those two planes have just landed at dulles airport just outside washington, d.c. they ve landed just in the last hour.si it is 51 democrats from the texas state house onboard the two planes. we are told at least seven other texas democrats are making their way to d.c. as well separately.e if this sounds at all familiar to do, texas democ ....
to a halt. this is a dramatic thing that has been under way this afternoon and into tonight and it is a crucial part of it happening right now as we speak. right now the texas legislature in texas is in session. the republican-led house and the republican-led senate in texas, they re trying to pass legislation that would make it significantly harder to vote in texas in a state where it is already not that easy to vote. the ways they are trying to change the voting laws in texas would disproportionately affect voters of colors and poor voters and with disabilities in particular and so texas democrats have bolted from the state. they left texas entirely tonight in a last-ditch effort to try to stop this bill from becoming law. now, those two planes i mentioned carrying texas democrats, those two planes have just landed at dulles airport just outside washington, d.c. they ve landed just in the last hour. it is 51 democrats from the texas state house onboard the two planes ....
meeting in austin texas, after they all met their together, they got on a bus, and they drove straight onto the tarmac at the airport in austin. they then all boarded a pair of planes to leave the state of texas, altogether. here s how the texas tribune highlighted that trip. this is a dramatic thing that has been underway this afternoon and into tonight. it s a crucial part that s happening right now as we speak. right now, the texas legislature is in session. the republican-led house and republican led senate is trying to pass legislation that would make it significantly harder to vote in texas, in a state where it s already not that easy to vote. the way they are trying to change the voting laws in texas would disproportionately affect colors voters of color, and texas democrats have left the state, they left texas entirely, tonight. in the last if ditch effort to stop this from becoming law. the texas democrats planes landed just out of washington d.c. in the la ....
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