The ‘Surreal' Days Of Runaway Texas Legislators Expected To Go On For Some Time

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

July 16, 2021

It’s a life of stress and scrutiny as Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill shelter in a downtown D.C. hotel.

After bolting the state on July 12 in order to sabotage the bill by denying a quorum in the Texas House of Representatives, the more than 50 state legislators find themselves balancing a punishing schedule of political lobbying, outside work and family obligations, all under a national spotlight.

Many have left young children behind; most have other professional obligations back in Texas. All seem to be operating on minimal sleep.

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