Texas Democrat legislators are in their fourth day of a stand-off with their Republican counterparts to prevent a vote on voter integrity measures that Democrats are calling voter suppression efforts, waiting out the 30-day special session. The special session was called by Governor Greg Abbott to ensure a vote on issues including voter integrity, border security, censorship, and the spread of critical race theory in schools. On July 12, dozens of House Democrats walked out of the first day of the legislative special session and booked two charter flights to Washington, D.C., which prevented the quorum required to pass the voting legislation. Instead of voting on their state’s voting bills, they are in D.C. pushing for the passage of the U.S. Senate to pass S. 1, the sweeping legislation that would federalize elections. In order for the more than 50 Texas lawmakers to make the trip to Washington, Texas Democrats used …