These stories came to light this week when Texas state Democratic Representative James Talarico said that there was "lots of crying" among the roughly 58 legislators who left the state on Monday for Washington D.C.. Talarico said that he and his fellow representatives only fled the state as a "last resort" against the Republican bill.
Several legislators left behind family members who were near death, Talarico's Communications Director, Mason Reid, confirmed to Newsweek. Reid withheld further details, however, out of respect for the legislators' and their families' personal privacy.
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