Express Briefing: Texas Republicans push ahead with voting bills, despite backlash April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Good morning. This is a look at our daily Express Briefing newsletter. Sign up for Express Briefing here. Subscribers get access to the full version of our Express Briefing newsletter, which includes exclusive insight and links to more of our best stories. To become a subscriber, take advantage of this special offer today. TOP STORIES As businesses and professional sports organizations boycott states that adopt restrictive voting legislation, Republicans in Texas are fighting back. Gov. Greg Abbott turned down an invitation to throw out the Texas Rangers’ first pitch at their home opener — a punishment for Major League Baseball’s decision to move its annual All-Star Game out of Atlanta over statehouse changes to voting rules there.