Texas House Democrats leave for D.C. to block state s voting bill
Texas House Democrats leave for D.C. to block state s voting bill
Texas Democrats intend to stay out of Austin to kill the state s voting reform bill and discuss passing federal voting rights legislation to protect voters across the country.
AUSTIN, Texas - A small plane towing a banner with a message about the voting rights fight below flew over the Texas State Capitol Tuesday.
Inside the House Chamber there were large sections of empty desks and the state representatives who should be sitting there were 1300 miles away in Washington D.C.
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DALLAS, Texas — The Texas Democratic Party on Tuesday announced its largest voter registration drive in its history, an effort to get 2 million Texans signed up as new voters.
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“I’m Just A Bill” only touched on what happens to legislation that doesn’t make it past committee hearings, bills in the Texas Legislature often die throughout the session, barely even making their way to the chamber floors.
Before the session begins, lawmakers file bills that they want to become law. Once it’s filed, a bill is referred to a committee that will host debate and discussion on it.
Committees have a lot of bills to consider. To put that into perspective, this session,
committees in the state House of Representatives. With a legislative session that only lasts five months, some bills are bound to not even be discussed.
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