Texas is largest battleground in struggle over voting rights, secure elections Republicans in Texas and across the country push “voting integrity” legislation that Democrats say is designed to suppress voting. Supporters of Pres. Donald Trump protest outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas as the House and Senate met in Washington D.C. to review the Electoral College presidential election results, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff photographer) Texas is America’s largest battleground for the struggle over voting rights, with Republicans pushing legislation that they contend protects against fraud, and Democrats countering that the GOP’s efforts are modern-day Jim Crow policies.