The return of democratic lawmakers to Austin this week ends the walkout that had kept anti-voting legislation at bay—and underscores the urgency of federal action.
When Texas Democrats left the state last month for Washington, it was not only to break quorum and prevent their Republican counterparts from sending their voter suppression legislation to’s desk. It was also to send a message to national leaders about the need for action at the federal level. “We are living on borrowed time in Texas,” the lawmakers wrote in aat the time.
After 38 days, that borrowed time is about to come to an end. Citing the need to help lead the state through its COVID crisis, the three remaining Texas holdouts returned to Austin on Thursday, concluding a that lasted more than a month and temporarily kept Texas from becoming the latest state to pass draconian anti-voting measures based on’s big lie. “We took the fight for voting rights to Washington, D.C. and brought national attention to the partisan push in our state to weaken ballot access,” Democrats
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