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Click to expand Image People attend a rally held by the Southern Poverty Law Center near the U.S. Capitol on October 4, 2022 for fair voting maps and voter representation. Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP (Austin, Texas) - Texas laws rewriting election rules in Harris County, which includes Houston, create unnecessary barriers for voters and improperly single out the state's largest Black population, Human Rights Watch said today. Governor Greg Abbott signed two measures into law in June 2023, as the state legislative session ended. One, Senate Bill 1750, eliminates Harris County's nonpartisan election administrator position. The other, Senate Bill 1933, gives the secretary of state broad authority to intervene in the county's elections. "Texas lawmakers are using procedural changes to carry out their agenda to undermine the voices of Harris County residents," said Trey Walk, a researcher and advocate with Human Rights Watch. "Changing the rules of the game