GEORGETOWN, Texas — Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke joined a group of protesters Wednesday for a voting rights march that kicked off in Georgetown.

O'Rourke is trying to drum up support for a federal voting rights bill. The groups Powered by People, Poor People's Campaign, and Rev. William Barber are all taking part.

The march began at Christ Lutheran Church in Georgetown on Wednesday at 7 a.m.

The group is scheduled to meet at Good Hope Baptist Church in Round Rock at 207 Chisholm Trail at 2 p.m. for a prayer service.

Earlier this month, Texas Democrats got a meeting with a key senator in Washington, D.C. as they push for federal voting rights legislation to pass. After meeting with state lawmakers who fled Texas, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, said the path to a national law is a pared-down bill.