Democrats in the Texas Legislature staged a walkout in the final hours of their legislative session, stymieing the Republican majority from passing a wide-ranging election-changing bill, for now.

Their Sunday night protest in the Texas House of Representatives left the remaining members short of a quorum. Less than 24 hours earlier, the state Senate approved the changes in a vote before sunrise.

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