The following is a statement released by Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation in Newton regarding a recent 101st birthday party for resident Johnnie Odom:
Rep. Travis Clardy To Testify About Voter Integrity Legislation
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Listen to the full interview with State Representative Travis Clardy who joined The Chad Hasty on Wednesday above.
On Thursday, three Texas House Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C. will testify in Congress. The Democrats will speak at the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The hearing is called Democracy in Danger: The Assault on Voting Rights in Texas.
While three Texas House Democrats will testify, one Texas House Republican will serve as the minority s witness. State Representative Travis Clardy will join the subcommittee via zoom. Clardy joined The Chad Hasty Show on Wednesday to discuss his appearance before the subcommittee. Clardy told the audience that the voter integrity law will not prevent anyone who is legally able to vote from voting.
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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.
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.