State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, holds a sign in the Speaker's Committee Room detailing the cost of the Democratic walkout on the second day of failing to get a quorum during a special session of the Texas Legislature. Most Democratic members left the state protesting restrictive voting measures proposed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. ©Bob Daemmrich

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