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Fact-check: Dan Patrick insists that SB 7 doesnt change early voting rules. Is he right? Brandon Mulder, Austin American-Statesman Dan Patrick: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."  PolitiFacts ruling: Pants on Fire Heres why: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stood before reporters during a Tuesday morning news conference in which he excoriated Democrats and many in the media for spreading "lies" about Senate Bill 7, a...

Fact-checking Texas Republicans’ attacks on Harris County voting procedures The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American Airlines — both based in Texas — have started advocating against it, arguing that it restricts voter access. To justify many of the changes in the law, Texas Republicans are pointing to 2020 election practices in Harris County, which includes Houston, arguing that th...