Texas Legislature Continues Standoff Over Voting Rights Bill

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, center left, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, joined at left by Rep. Chris Turner, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, welcome Democratic members of the Texas legislature at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The lawmakers left Austin hoping to deprive the Texas Legislature of a quorum — the minimum number of representatives who have to be present for the body to operate, as they try to kill a Republican bill making it harder to vote in the Lone Star State. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Texas Democrat legislators are in their fourth day of a stand-off with their Republican counterparts to prevent a vote on voter integrity measures that Democrats are calling voter suppression efforts, waiting out the 30-day special session.

The special session was called by Governor Greg Abbott to ensure a vote on issues including voter integrity, border security, censorship, and the spread of critical race theory in schools.