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ed lavandera is "outfront". >> reporter: last year 127,000 people cast their ballots in a drive-through in harris county. it was an idea born out of the pandemic and celebrated as a secure way of making voting safe and conveniconvenient. >> you're more likely to be struck by lightning than experience mail ballot fraud. plain and simple. >> i election integrity is now law. >> reporter: drive-through voting is banned in texas. it's one of the extensive measures included in a controversial election bill signed by republican greg abbott. critics call it one of the most restrictive election laws in the country republicans deny it will make voting harder. >> it does make it easier than ever before for anybody to go cast a ballot. it also however makes sure that it is harder for people to cheat at the ballot box in texas. >> reporter: the election bill