<p>A group of Texas Democrats will spend a shocking $1.5 million on a jaunt to Washington, D.C., designed to subvert the democratic process in Texas &#8212; and the group will likely have to remain in the nation&#8217;s capital until at least August in order to avoid voting on voter integrity, anti-CRT, and transgender athlete bills.</p>
<p>At least one Texas legislator also admits, now, that going maskless on the group&#8217;s $100,000 chartered private plane was a &#8220;mistake.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Denying Republicans a quorum to enact voting restrictions will cost Texas Democrats north of $1 million, according to the state legislator leading the fundraising effort,&#8221; NBC News reported Monday. &#8220;Walle said the pair of private charter jets the majority of legislators took to Washington cost more than $100,000, while housing, food, and other transportation costs will make up the bulk of other expenses.&#8221;</p>
<p>The group is expected to remain in Washington, D.C., until at least August 7th, running up the bill. Each hotel room is estimated to be around $200 per night, but it is not clear whether each Democrat gets their own $200-per-night hotel room or whether several members of the group share.</p>
<p>At this point, extra rooms may also be required, given that 5 of the 50 Democrats have tested positive for COVID-19.</p>
<p>Although the group insists that the trip is not being paid for by Texas taxpayers, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-democrats-escape-block-voting-bill-will-cost-around-1-n1274262">NBC noted that who</a>, precisely, is paying for the trip is an &#8220;open question.&#8221;</p>
<p class="">&#8220;The charter jets were paid for by wire transfer from the state House Democratic Caucus just hours before takeoff Monday afternoon,&#8221; according to an earlier NBC News report that referenced an unnamed caucus member. &#8220;Members and staffers have picked up costs on their personal credit cards, too, legislators said.&#8221;</p>
<p class="">&#8220;A large block of hotel rooms at a mid-range D.C. hotel was booked with a House member&#8217;s personal American Express card,&#8221; the outlet also noted based on an interview with an unnamed staffer.</p>
<p>Power to the People, a group led by perennial Texas legislative candidate, Beto O&#8217;Rourke, said last week that it raised a half-million dollars as a result of the Texas Democrats&#8217; D.C. junket, but it is not immediately clear whether that money will go to repay the debt racked up by Texas Democrat legislators. The group told NBC News only that the &#8220;money would be transferred to the legislative caucuses for official use.&#8221;</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/verify/verify-paying-for-texas-democrats-trip-washington/285-626c6ef1-70f7-4216-add2-293a4073a6af">Texas Tribune reported last week</a> that the cost is likely to fall on the Texas House Democratic Caucus.</p>
<p>“That House Democratic Caucus is paying for this trip. And we are funded by our campaigns,&#8221; one member of the delegation told the outlet. &#8220;This is a combination of us coming together to recognize that the funds that we have for our campaign are needed to make sure we could keep doing our job for Texas.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Representatives of the caucus also tell us the planes were donated, and the hotels are paid for by campaign and caucus accounts,&#8221; noted the Texas Tribune.</p>
<p>Texas Republicans pointed out, however, that a month-long legislative session is apt to cost taxpayers $1 million &#8212; a direct consequence of the Democrats&#8217; D.C. junket.</p>
<p>Although attention on their efforts is waning, the Texas Democrats do not appear to be ready to admit the junket was a mistake &#8212; though they do admit at least one major error. <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/fugitive-texas-democrat-admits-got-170100634.html">According to Yahoo News</a>, Texas Rep. Gene Wu admitted not masking in a confined space, like an airplane, was a &#8220;mistake.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let our mistake be the object lesson.</p>
<p>All of us had been fully vaccinated since March. We got complacent because we felt safe. We had no positives for months, and we got sloppy.</p>
<p>Being vaccinated doesn&#39;t ALWAYS stop you from spreading the virus.</p>
<p>ALWAYS MASK UP INDOORS! <a href="https://t.co/aeCPxvacxD">pic.twitter.com/aeCPxvacxD</a></p>
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