Some Texas Lawmakers Disown Part Of Their Plan To Change Voting Rules
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We're trying to unravel a mystery about a failed effort to change voting laws in Texas. Republicans in the Texas Legislature tried to join other states in changing the rules. They've been acting after former President Trump tried and failed to overturn the 2020 election. Texas Democrats barely blocked their state's bill, and then yesterday on this program, a key Texas Republican made news. He disowned parts of the bill that nearly became law. Representative Travis Clardy of East Texas said he did not intend to ban voting on Sunday mornings, when many Black voters go from ...