By: Teddy Grant Texas Democrats left the state on Monday and headed to Washington, D.C., to prevent Republicans from passing a restrictive voting bill. Fifty-one of the state's House Democrats left Texas on a pair of chartered flights, according to the New York Times. Republicans needed enough Democrats in the state for state business to conclude; the Democrats' efforts prevent the Texas GOP from forming a quorum during a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott. 'We are coming to D.C. to put pressure on them to act because this isn't just Texas,' Texas Democratic State Rep. John Bucy III told CNN. 'All over […]

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