3 Texas House Democrats Test Positive for COVID-19 After Fleeing to DC

Texas Rep. Chris Turner speaks to the press after Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives, who are boycotting a special session of the legislature in an effort to block Republican-backed voting reform, arrive at Dulles Airport in Sterling, Va., on July 12, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Three of the Texas Democrats who flew to Washington this week to stymie efforts to pass election reform legislation have tested positive for COVID-19.

One member tested positive on Friday night and immediately informed colleagues, the Texas House Democrat Caucus said in a statement to news outlets. Caucus members and staff took rapid tests, which all came back negative, but two more members tested positive on Saturday morning.