Texas Democrats walked out of the state House floor on Sunday, blocking passage of a controversial election bill.
CNN that Democrats’ last minute maneuver gave them “more time on the clock” to continue organizing efforts.
Brown argued that many had assumed the election legislation would “sail through” the Texas House and Senate, and that didn’t happen: “We’re going to continue to organize,” she said.Democrats staged the walkout after it became clear that Republicans had the votes to end debate on the controversial election bill, effectively killing an effort to run out the clock on the last day of the formal legislative session. At around 10:30 P.M.
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