Democrats fear Texas Republicans will push even harder in second bid to pass new voting restrictions
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Harris County residents waiting in line at the Bayland Community Center during the first day of early voting in Houston on Oct. 13, 2020.
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Democrats knew the risk when they walked out en masse in May, breaking the House quorum as the regular legislative session wound down and temporarily derailing Republican efforts to make voting in Texas harder.
In the five-and-a-half weeks since they won that battle, political and legal steering currents have shifted, and those hoping to forestall the GOP s determination to enact new voting restrictions face a wider war as the legislature convenes Thursday in special session.
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Friday, April 30, 2021 In push for new Texas voting restrictions, House panel sets up GOP faceoff over which chamber s legislation will advance Posted By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune on Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:18 PM click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Jordan Vonderhaar Voters cast their ballots at the Performing Arts Center at Texas State University in San Marcos.
After an early misfire, House Republicans on Thursday succeeded in pushing their proposed restrictions on voting to the legislative forefront as the Texas Legislature’s 2021 session enters its final sprint. The House Elections Committee’s Republican majority voted to gut Senate Bill 7, the priority voting bill that has already passed the Senate, and replace the
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After an early misfire, House Republicans on Thursday succeeded in pushing their proposed restrictions on voting to the legislative forefront as the Texas Legislatureâs 2021 session enters its final sprint.
The House Elections Committeeâs Republican majority voted to gut Senate Bill 7, the priority voting bill that has already passed the Senate, and replace the billâs language with that of House Bill 6, a significantly different voting bill favored by House leadership. That maneuvering will put the Senate on the defensive to resurrect its legislation and likely tee up end-of-session tension between the two chambers over competing visions for which proposed restrictions ultimately make it to the governorâs desk.