and only 1% of its 90 million people have been vaccinated. texas could soon have some of the strictest voting regulations in the nation. lawmakers today unveiled a bill which would make it tougher to cast ballots and easier to overturn elections. kelly o donnell has details. reporter: a new message from president biden for the texas legislature weighing broader voting restrictions today. it s wrong and unamerican, writes the president, it s part of an assault on our democracy. today in austin, texas republicans moved a step closer to tightening election rules, including a ban on unsolicited ballot applications and lowering the legal standard for overturning an election outcome. is there objection? hearing none, the chair hears none. reporter: this push in texas follows georgia and florida as some republicans align themselves with donald trump s false claims that lax voting rules cost him re-election.