TEXAS DEM WHO SKIRTED VOTES ON MASKLESS DC FLIGHT SAYS TEXAS NEEDS ‘UNIVERSAL MASK-WEARING’"I proudly stood with my Democratic colleagues and left Texas to ensure House Bill 3 would not be approved as introduced. "I returned to Texas to try to engage in good faith dialogue about the aspects of the bill that I, and others, think are harmful." Abhi Rahmen, a spokesperson for the group still in D.C., told Fox News that no more members are planning to go back to Texas. They would also increase early voting hours for local elections and drastically lower the threshold for the populations of counties needed to require at least 12 hours of early voting per weekday in state elections during the second week of early voting. Cortez is the second Democrat to leave the group in D.C. and return home, after state Rep. Harold Dutton left for family reasons, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Source: Fox News July 22, 2021 15:00 UTC