Democrats in the Texas Legislature charted a private flight Monday en route to Washington, D.C., in an effort to break the body’s quorum and block election integrity bills endorsed by Republicans.

This effort is far from the first of its nature, as many legislators in minority parties have utilized walkouts to stop the passage of their opponents’ bills.

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