Texas house passes sweeping voting restrictions bill
Bill, which Democrats attempted to block by walking out last month, comes amid nationwide Republican effort to restrict voting
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Bill, which Democrats attempted to block by walking out last month, comes amid nationwide Republican effort to restrict voting
Texas House solidifies quorum with burst of returning Democrats but has only two weeks left to pass jam-packed agenda.
Texas Democrats walked out and left the state for Washington in July to kill a GOP-backed elections bill. What happens now that they're back?
AUSTIN — Sen. Carol Alvarado launched a filibuster of the GOP-backed elections bill on Wednesday, talking for more than five hours in a move that will...
Secret meetings and phone trees: The story behind Texas Democrats' exodus from Austin Nicole Cobler and Madlin Mekelburg, USA TODAY © Julie Johnson and Eric Gay/Associated Press LEFT: State Rep. Julie Johnson of Farmers Branch took selfies with her Democratic colleagues on a coach bus bound for the Austin airport. Republicans used one of the photos, which included a case of Miller Lite, as fuel for criticism of the trip. RIGHT: Empty seats in the House chamber July 13 because of Democrats' departure meant there was not a quorum to pass GOP voting legislation. WASHINGTON —...