Green 'proud to fight for voting rights by any means necessary' after protest arrest

After U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Fort Bend) took to the streets to protest Texas voting legislation on Aug. 3, he was arrested and given a citation for blocking traffic.

The Houston Public Media reported that Green was joined by Texas State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City) and a group of state legislators, pastors and other individuals at the Supreme Court to drum up support for the For The People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Like Green, Reynolds was arrested and cited for blocking traffic.

“The state has a long history of voter suppression, and the latest iteration of it involves denying people the right to vote in hours that are convenient to them — when they’re getting off of work,” Green said, told by the Texas Tribune.

According to HPM, police stopped Green during prayer and took him into custody after he purportedly ignored a pair of warnings.

“We believe that this has been a very necessary trip where we have moved the needle. Now we haven’t gotten federal legislation passed, but we’re certainly right there — a lot closer than we were when we came here to D.C. three weeks ago,” Reynolds said, told by the Texas Tribune.

Reynolds is among the Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Tribune reported.

Green tweeted on Aug. 3 saying he was "proud to fight for the voting rights of those I serve by any means necessary."