Texas Governor, El Paso state delegation in D.C. continue voting rights bill efforts Erika Esquivel | Jamel Valencia
Replay Video UP NEXT The Democrats so far, have no game plan whatsoever, Gov. Greg Abbott said in an interview Thursday about the Democrats that left the state to again block passage of sweeping new voting restrictions.
The El Paso delegation said in a briefing update Thursday they are continuing to speak with lawmakers in Washington D.C.
State Representative Lina Ortega said the group met with Senator Elizabeth Warren and other senators.
Ortega met privately with senator Richard Blumenthal and other house members.
Texas Governor, El Paso state delegation in D.C. continue voting rights bill efforts Erika Esquivel | Jamel Valencia
Replay Video UP NEXT The Democrats so far, have no game plan whatsoever, Gov. Greg Abbott said in an interview Thursday about the Democrats that left the state to again block passage of sweeping new voting restrictions.
The El Paso delegation said in a briefing update Thursday they are continuing to speak with lawmakers in Washington D.C.
State Representative Lina Ortega said the group met with Senator Elizabeth Warren and other senators.
Ortega met privately with senator Richard Blumenthal and other house members.
Crime Stoppers Houston s Andy Kahan joins Justice with Judge Jeanine to discuss justice system that allowed suspect to be freed on seven felony bonds
A suspect accused of fatally shooting a young Houston mother while she held her 1-year-old son was being held on a bond of more than $1.5 million Thursday after being taken into custody nearly two weeks after the crime, according to police.
Zacchaeus Rashad Gaston, 27, was arrested Wednesday evening in connection with the July 1 broad-daylight killing of Layla Steele, 24, and the wounding of the child, FOX 26 of Houston reported.
Gaston, described as being Steele’s estranged boyfriend and the father of the child, had previously been freed on bond seven times following prior arrests, including for violent crimes, authorities have said.
Texas Republicans say Democrat protest hurting public safety fox4news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox4news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jolie McCullough
Texas Tribune
When Texas House Democrats skipped town Monday in an attempt to prevent the passage of a GOP priority bill on voting restrictions, they also imperiled a slew of other divisive Republican measures that had been expected to pass in the special legislative session that began last week.
Bills to restrict pretrial release from jail, ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools and prohibit transgender public school students from competing on teams that correspond with their gender identity were up in the air after dozens of Democratic lawmakers chartered flights to Washington, D.C. But their departure also left in jeopardy more widely supported measures, like giving more money to retired teachers and restoring vetoed funding for more than 2,100 legislative employees who could potentially go without paychecks starting in September.