Texas Republicans say lowering the bar for overturning elections is bad policy. So why did they try?
One of the top authors of the bill now denounces the measures related to overturning...
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One of the top authors of the bill now denounces the measures related to overturning...
Laredo Representatives talk Dems' walkout June 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 A group of Texas House Democrats huddle in the office of state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, on Sunday, May 30, 2021.State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.Show MoreShow Less 2of6 4of6 Texas State Rep. Richard Pena Raymond, D-Laredo, right, talks with Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, during Special Session, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.Jerry Lara / San Antonio Express-News fileShow MoreShow Less 5of6 6of6 According to Richard Raymond, the state representative for District 42 in Texas, he and other Democrats did not just wal...
Your Turn: June 6 | Texas Legislature June 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Texas lawmakers failed to reform the grid, but they did legalize permitless carry. A reader sees a return to the wild west.Eric Gay /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Lawmakers failed to reform the Texas grid this year despite the ravages of Winter Storm Uri. Experts say Texas remains in a vulnerable place for extreme weather.Eric Gay /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less Don’t forgive failures After Democrats in the Texas Legislature made an unexpected dramatic exit from the state Capitol last week and blo...
House Democrats blocked the bill’s passage with a Sunday night walkout.