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Lot of support and i know we are a small county, we don't have a medical examiner, so my duties as the justice of the peace for the state of texas,, we are in charge of handling what they call unintended death, people not admitted to the hospital or nursing homes or hospice, we are the ones who are going to sign the death certificate and determine the manner and cause of death. but at that time, when i got to the scene, i had a meeting with the texas rangers and we agreed we were going to reach out to the bear county medical examiner, dr. molina, folks on the phone, she asked that she, i'm gra...

Taking place. there are people on the voting roles in a number of counties in texas. tens of thousands of people who have wholesale been removed. they might not know they have been removed, by the way. >> that's right. texas, they have been building up to this for years but have accelerated their voter suppression efforts, the state has, over the last few years, the last year in particular, and a few examples, as you mentioned, removing people from the voting roles where people don't know where it's going on. you get to a situation you show up to vote, and all of a sudden you're not on the rol...

People in bear county in texas and my mail-in application is rejected, what recourse do i have to fight that rejection? do i have any under texas law? >> well, you really have to rely on the county elections official to try and work with you to find a way to make it be accepted. and, again, it's already very difficult to vote by mail in texas. you have to be 65 or older or disabled or out of town for the entire voting period. so these are folk who need help. they're older folks or disabled folks, and they're just trying to vote by mail and being involved in their democracy without having to go...

By mail applications are being rejected. in harris county where houston is about 35%. in bear county where san antonio is about 50% of vote by mail applications are denied. you have to be 65 or older here in the state of texas. so these are folks who already need help voting who are being denied. >> explain how republican laws have a chilling effect on voters and election workers because there is a spectrum between making it easier or harder to vote and lots of subtle ways to discourage participation. >> yeah. when you make small changes to a vote by mail application as they've done here requi...

Bear county for the first time in 20 years, maybe sure to register. every vote counts. elections have consequences. >> up next, boris johnson's job may be in jeopardy after activities at his office during lockdown. ardy after activities at his office during lockdown before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms such as fever, sweats, chills, muscle aches, or coughs or if you plan to or recently received a vaccine. ♪nothing is everything♪ talk to your dermatologist about skyrizi. learn how abbvie could h...