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The House has a deadline of midnight Sunday to vote on the bill. If passed, the governor is expected to sign it into law.

AUSTIN--Democrats on Sunday began mobilizing against a Republican elections bill that they contend is designed to suppress voting in communities of color. “T...

US civil rights group says legislation will make it ‘harder and scarier to vote’, especially for people of colour.

Texas Republicans dug in Saturday for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S., putting the last touches on a sweeping bill that would eliminate drive-thru voting, empower partisan poll watchers and limit voting on Sundays, when many Black churchgoers head to the polls. The changes would need to be approved before midnight on Sunday, when the GOP-controlled Legislature wraps up a session dominated by Republicans muscling through staunchly conservative measures pertaining to guns, abortion and how race can be taught in public schools. Democrats have vir...

Texas GOP Finalizes Sweeping New Voting Restrictions - Austin, TX - If passed, the bill would eliminate drive-thru voting, empower partisan poll watchers and limit voting on Sundays.