Texas House to Take Up G.O.P. Voting Bill as Passage Nears
The bill, which includes some of the strictest voting measures in the country, would head to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott if it passes. He is expected to sign it into law.
Republicans have pushed forward with the voting legislation in Texas in the face of protests by Democrats and voting rights groups. Credit.Mikala Compton/Reuters
May 30, 2021, 10:16 a.m. ET
The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives is poised to take up a bill on Sunday that would impose a raft of new voting restrictions in the state, moving a step closer to the expected full passage of what would be among the most far-reaching laws in Republicans’ nationwide drive to overhaul elections systems and limit voting.
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The bill, which would make already stringent voting rules in Texas even tougher, is likely to pass both chambers of the Legislature. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it.