is now the seventh state since the big lie and the violent attempted coup on january 6. this is the seventh state that has passed an omnibus law to make voting harder. yes, we can keep going to court in state after state after state, and we are, because we believe these laws violate the constitution and the voting rights act, but boy, it would sure be better if congress would pass the for the people act, the john lewis voting rights advancement act and put in place a structure that would simply shut down these terrible suppression efforts. >> in terms of texas in the news right now, obviously the texas abortion ban being allowed to go into effect last week by the supreme court continues to be a huge new story in the country. the texas governor making news on that today with bizarre comments about how his plan for rape victims being forced to bear their rapist's child under the new law is something he'll take care of because he's going to eliminate rape in texas. texas is sort of positioned in the vanguard on social issues and divisive issues is something that feels both sort of perfectly illustrated by this voting law and also, like this voting law, is just one thing among many. i have to ask you if there is anything specific about this texas law that makes it either easier or harder to challenge in court.