Sixth Texas Democrat contracts COVID-19

Published July 20, 2021 8:52pm ET



A sixth member of the fugitive Texas Democrats in Washington, D.C., has contracted COVID-19, the afflicted lawmaker revealed Tuesday.

State Rep. Donna Howard tested positive on Monday, becoming the sixth member of the Texas House Democratic Caucus to have contracted the disease since the group traveled to the nation’s capital to stonewall voting legislation from passing the state Legislature.

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