Now five Texas Democrats have tested positive for COVID-19 after fleeing the Lone Star state and boarding a chartered flight to Washington, D.C. More than 50 Democrats left Texas to deprive the state legislature of the necessary quorum to vote on an election overhaul bill.

People across the country have criticized the lawmakers for boarding a private flight without masks while drinking beer instead of doing their taxpayer-funded jobs.

Fox News reports:

According to the Texas Tribune, the number of COVID-positive Texas state lawmakers in the nation’s capital is now five. The news comes on the same day that Vice President Kamala Harris dropped by Walter Reed Medical Center for a “routine” visit after meeting with the group of lawmakers just last week.

The bill in question would strengthen voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots, which became a source of concern in the lead-up to, and in the aftermath of, the 2020 election.

It is unclear whether the obstruction attempt will be successful.

Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will continue to call for special sessions until the Democrats return. Abbott has also said the Democrats will be arrested when they arrive back in Texas.

Democrats across the country have fought back harshly against any new voting measures aimed at helping secure the integrity of future elections often restoring to pushing the false narrative that the laws seek to disenfranchise minority voters and equate to “Jim Crow 2.0.”