‘I think it kicked ass’: how Texas Democrats fought for voting rights by fleeing the state

The lawmakers energized voters during a months-long attack by Republican legislatures on voting access

Georgia Roth wasn't planning on making the two-and-a-half hour drive to the state capitol building in Austin on Tuesday. But when she saw dozens of Democrats in the legislature abruptly leave the state on Monday, blocking Republicans' plan to enact new legislation to restrict voting access, the 74-year-old hopped into her car and drove east.