Texas Democrats Stymie G.O.P. Voting Bill, for Now
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.
Voting rights activists during a protest in Austin in early May against the Texas voting legislation. Credit.Mikala Compton/Reuters
May 31, 2021Updated 7:11 a.m. ET
Democrats in the Texas Legislature staged a dramatic, late-night walkout on Sunday night to force the failure of a sweeping Republican overhaul of state election laws. The move, which deprived the session of the minimum number of lawmakers required for a vote before a midnight deadline, was a stunning setback for state Republicans who had made a new voting law one of their top priorities.
This is the way. In a dramatic surprise, Texas Democrats stopped the GOP’s latest and lowest voter suppression effort at the eleventh hour (literally – the session was adjourned at 11pm Monday night). They used tricks, stunts, and gambits. They chased the headlines, and grabbed them. Democrats, this is how you do it. For months, these outrageous, baseless, anti-democratic, and cravenly self-interested Republican efforts in state after state have.
Texas Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Into Ken Paxton
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Texas State Representative Chris Turner, who is also the Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, called on the Texas Legislature to investigate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Turner took to Twitter to release his full statement.
Turner wants the Texas Legislature to investigate Paxton s involvement in egging on the crowd of rioters at the United States Capitol on Wednesday.
“Paxton has played a major role in creating the national crisis that culminated with the first breach of our nation’s capital since the War of 1812,” said Turner. “Paxton’s actions would be shameful for any elected official, but are especially so for the top law enforcement officer of the state. Even today, Paxton has used social media to spread lies about yesterday’s acts of violence and insurrection.”
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