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WASHINGTON — Democrats who fled Austin to halt action in the Texas House on elections legislation are imploring the U.S. Senate to adopt federal protections on voting rights. But they’re getting no sympathy from their home state senators, nor giving any. “Work? You are shirking your responsibility in Austin for a boondoggle in DC,” Cornyn tweeted at state Sen. Royce …

WASHINGTON — Democrats who fled Austin to halt action in the Texas House on elections legislation are imploring the U.S. Senate to adopt federal protections on voting rights. But they’re getting no sympathy from their home state senators, nor giving any. “Work? You are shirking your responsibility in Austin for a boondoggle in DC,” Cornyn tweeted at state Sen. Royce …