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Briscoe Cain Walks Into a Committee Hearing .
Gov.
Greg Abbott s pledge to ostensibly improve what GOP lawmakers are calling
election integrity this legislative session got off to a bumpy ride last week, as committee hearings on two restrictive voting bills sputtered in the Texas House and Senate.
Bryan Hughes, R-Min­eola, and its companion legislation
Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, are priority bills this year seeking to further restrict voting access in a state that already has the strictest voting rules in the country. Together, the bills include a number of provisions to address the authors unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, including expanding the role of poll watchers, requiring proof of disability for residents seeking to ....

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