Two more Texas lawmakers who left their state to hobble efforts to pass new voting restrictions have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising to five the number of infected people in the delegationWASHINGTON -- Two more Texas lawmakers who left their state to hobble efforts to pass new voting restrictions have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising to five the number of infected people in the delegation. State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio said in a statement Sunday that he had tested positive. A person familiar with the delegation said the number of infected members had risen to five. More than 50 Texas lawmakers traveled to Washington on Monday aboard a private charter flight. The Democrats fled the state to deny the Republican-controlled Legislature the necessary quorum to pass the voting laws.

Source: ABC News July 19, 2021 02:26 UTC