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Texas House attempting to reset on contentious elections bill with new author, new committee in special session


Texas House attempting to reset on contentious elections bill with new author, new committee in special session
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A voting sign at the South Austin Recreation Center polling site on Oct. 14, 2020.
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The Texas House is starting off on a new foot on the contentious elections proposal that blew up the regular legislative session.
As a special session reviving the Republican-priority bill got underway Thursday, there were ample signs that the lower chamber was taking a fresh approach to the legislation, at least procedurally. The bill has a new author who is moving early to get colleagues’ input, and it is going through a new committee that House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, says he created to bring more diverse perspectives to the issue. ....

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Texas special legislative session has 'tense' start. Voting bills gather attention.


Texas special legislative session has tense start. Voting bills gather attention.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1 hr ago
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jul. 8 New voting bills and political tension hung over the first day of the special legislative session as lawmakers returned to Austin to take up an agenda packed with conservative priorities.
The floor proceedings in both chambers were relatively quick as the Senate and House of Representatives gaveled in, marking the start of the 30-day session where lawmakers will consider topics set by Abbott such as election integrity, border security, critical race theory and transgender students participation on sports teams matching their gender identity. ....

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For the People Act blocked in U.S. Senate. What does that mean for Texas Democrats?


For the People Act blocked in U.S. Senate. What does that mean for Texas Democrats?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
14 hrs ago
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jun. 23 Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked an election reform bill that Texas Democrats have increasingly called for following the Texas legislative session, but state lawmakers are still pushing for federal action as a special session looms.
U.S. senators voted Tuesday to end debate on the For The People Act, an election reform bill that Texas Democrats said was needed after they killed a state bill that many feared would restrict access to the polls if enacted. The federal bill needed 60 votes in the 50-50 divided chamber to bypass a filibuster. ....

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