Texas Democrats Ignore Arrest Threat By Governor, Call For Federal Election Reforms

A group of Texas Democrats known for recently running away from a legislative session in order to avoid the passage of a voting reform bill has decided to ignore threats of arrest upon return, electing to instead work on election reform federally.

The Democrats held a news conference near the Capitol Tuesday in defiance of ​Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to have them arrested after fleeing a special session in the state legislature.

Nearly 60 Democrats in the state House of Representatives took private jets to DC without masks on Monday in order to deprive the chamber of a quorum and stop a vote on a series of election reforms that Republicans say will protect against election fraud. ​

State Representative Rafael Anchia claimed Democrats are willing to work on bipartisan proposals but that their amendments to the election legislation were rejected immediately.

Nearly 60 Democrats in the state House of Representatives took private jets to DC without masks on Monday in order to deprive the chamber of a quorum and stop a vote on a series of election reforms that Republicans say will protect against election fraud. ​