My Democratic colleagues and I are leaving the state to break quorum and kill the Texas voter suppression bill.
We’re flying to DC to demand Congress pass the For The People Act and save our democracy.
Good trouble. #txlege pic.twitter.com/gvDi8zcyey— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) July 12, 2021

Just landed in Memphis on our way to DC. Thank y’all for your well wishes.
We left behind our families, our livelihoods, & our beloved Texas. But our sacrifice is nothing compared to the sacrifices brave Americans have made throughout history to protect the sacred right to vote.
We’re prepared to stay out of Texas for the rest of the session.
This decision wasn’t easy. Many of my colleagues left kids, elderly parents, & sick loved ones. Many are risking their day jobs & their seats in the House.
But we won’t sit by & watch democracy wither on the vine.
We’re imploring our counterparts in DC to act with the same urgency and pass the #ForthePeopleAct now.
@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @SenSchumer @SpeakerPelosi @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema
Governor Abbott just said he’ll arrest us if we don’t come back to pass his voter suppression bill.
My statement:

Did you hear them all sing “we shall overcome”? They sang so bad it would make a baby cry.
Spare me, whiners! Oh, and, I guess you left behind any china flu germs because.....you're going against your lord FRAUDci's demands of wearing your silly masks....in every photo we've seen.
Maybe the guy from FL, who is suing the US State dept re the idiotic federal mask mandate can use some of these pics....and ask why china virus is only transmissible on public transportation, but not on private.
Hmmmmm 🧐
What a motley looking group. Looks like an employee photo of a 2 star hotel