Republicans hit a significant stumbling block in their push to enact some of the strictest voting laws in the nation. But they could yet pass the measures through a special session of the Legislature.
NY Times reporter Nick Corasaniti says Republican-led state legislatures are restricting voting and seizing more power over how elections are run making previously non-partisan jobs political.
AUSTIN Weeks before the November 2020 elections, several Democrats filed candidacies to become speaker of the Texas House, banking on their party winning.