Local groups gather to protest on wheels Local groups take protest of Senate Bill 7 on the road Organizations including Black Voters Matter and the Texas Organizing Project arranged a caravan to Beaumont, Texas with stops at House Speaker Dade Phelan's home and office to protest the controversial voting restrictions bill. HOUSTON - It's the final full week of this legislative session, and the clock is ticking for the passage of new Texas laws. Meanwhile, some local community activists are hitting the road in an attempt to stop the passage of a controversial bill. Sunday morning rains left streets slick. Although these weren’t ideal conditions for an 80-mile drive, a group of less than a dozen cars and trucks decided to take their protest of Senate Bill 7 on the road.