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One of the top authors of the bill now denounces the measures related to overturning...

Laredo Representatives talk Dems walkout June 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 A group of Texas House Democrats huddle in the office of state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, on Sunday, May 30, 2021.State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.Show MoreShow Less 2of6 4of6 Texas State Rep. Richard Pena Raymond, D-Laredo, right, talks with Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, during Special Session, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.Jerry Lara / San Antonio Express-News fileShow MoreShow Less 5of6 6of6 According to Richard ...

Your Turn: June 6 | Texas Legislature June 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Texas lawmakers failed to reform the grid, but they did legalize permitless carry. A reader sees a return to the wild west.Eric Gay /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Lawmakers failed to reform the Texas grid this year despite the ravages of Winter Storm Uri. Experts say Texas remains in a vulnerable place for extreme weather.Eric Gay /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less Don’t forgive failures After Democrats i...

House Democrats blocked the bill’s passage with a Sunday night walkout.

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If city elections were in November, during even years, aligned with federal and state...

House Democrats walked out to prevent the passage of Senate Bill 7 has been portrayed as...

The Democratic walkout that killed Senate Bill 7 came to fruition over 30 hours. It was...

1of7 The Texas state Capitol in Austin, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Texas Democrats staged a last-minute walkout Saturday, May 29, 2021, to kill an elections bill that would have restricted voting statewide.MATTHEW BUSCH, STR / NYTShow MoreShow Less 2of7 Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP, left, shakes hands with State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D - Missouri City, after they spoke at a news conference against Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act, at the Capitol in Austin...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Midnight was coming fast. Any moment now, the Texas House of...