Behind the Scenes of the Latest Walkout by Texas Democrats Over Proposed New Restrictions on Voting
Out of options in Austin, House Democrats fly to Washington, D.C., where they plan to press Congress to pass federal legislation protecting ballot access.
July 12, 2021
Democrats from the Texas Legislature prepare to board a private plane from Austin to Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2021.
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Representative Gina Hinojosa packed in a hurry this morning, stuffing a bag with enough clothes for weeks away from home, just moments before she left her house in Austin. “I can’t talk right now!” the 47-year-old Democrat said, as she zipped up her suitcase. By the afternoon, she sat on a chartered jet packed with dozens of her fellow Texas Democrats, ready to fly to Washington, D.C., in their latest ploy to block Republicans from passing new restrictions on voting.
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Under the Republican bill, a judge could void a candidate’s victory if the number of fraudulent votes cast could change the outcome, even if no fraud was proven to have affected the result.