Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne called out Democrats in her state for fleeing to Washington, D.C. to avoid voting on an election integrity law and accused them of failing to fulfill their duties as public servants. "While these Democrats are jetting around, drinking beer, and contracting COVID, we’ve been busy connecting thousands of North Texans with jobs for their futures," Van Duyne, a Republican, told Fox News after it was revealed that at least three of the fleeing Democrats contracted the coronavirus . @DanCrenshawTX @RandPaul @tedcruz"HANS VON SPAKOVSKY: TEXAS DEMOCRATS' OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS ABOUT ELECTION REFORMS HAVE NO CONNECTION TO REALITYIn another tweet, Van Duyne accused the Democrats of dereliction of duty. It is unclear when the group of Democrats will return to Austin to allow the quorum vote on the bill to take place. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced earlier this week that he charted a plane from Washington to Texas and urged his colleagues to secure their seats as soon as possible.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2021 00:56 UTC