Tag: Texas State Legislature
EXPLAINER: What’s in the Texas GOP’s voting bills?
The Texas voting bills that prompted state Democrats' flight to Washington this week include a raft of tweaks and changes to the state's election...
Time on their side, Texas GOP waits for Democrats to return
AUSTIN, Texas — On Day 3 of Texas Democrats hunkering down in Washington to block tighter voting laws, Republicans back home settled into a...
In long-awaited speech, Biden to decry voting restrictions
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will lay out the “moral case” for voting rights as he faces growing pressure from civil rights activists and...
Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away...
Texas GOP renews push for new voting laws, unfinished agenda
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans on Thursday brought back efforts to ban 24-hour polling places and drive-thru voting as Gov. Greg Abbott opened a...
Democrats sue Texas governor over vetoing pay after walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic lawmakers who blocked one of America's most restrictive voting measures with a dramatic walkout sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...
Senate Democrats press ahead on voting bill despite dim odds
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pledged to forge ahead with a likely doomed vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even as...
Senate Democrats press ahead on voting bill despite dim odds
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pledged Tuesday to forge ahead with a likely doomed vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even...
EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas took a major step Sunday toward becoming the nation’s largest state where the GOP is making voting harder following the...
Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans dug in Saturday for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the...
