Several officials and groups have said the bill challenges the Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v. U.S., which only grants the ability to arrest a person based on their immigration status to the federal government.
The Republican-controlled Texas State Senate passed a bill early Sunday that would impose a raft of new voting restrictions in the state, moving a step closer to the expected full passage of what would be among the most far-reaching laws in Republicans’ nationwide drive to overhaul elections systems and limit voting. The bill would tighten what are already some of the country’s strictest voting laws, and it would specifically target balloting.