Jill Ament
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In an interview with the Standard, the governor says he’ll call “special session after special session” until the Republican-backed legislation passes. -
Rep. Jacey Jetton argues threats of mail-in ballot harvesting and improper voter assistance are reasons House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 1 are needed.
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Ana-Maria Ramos is one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on Texas’ election bill.
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LBJ School professor Sherri Greenberg says this time around, Democrats might have a bit more leverage than they did in 2003.
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A Republican political consultant says Gov. Abbott is using lawmaker pay as leverage to push through the voting bill that died during the regular session.
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The organization wants a tax credit of up to $5,000, which would help about 3.4 million Texans cover the cost of caring for older relatives.
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Democrats also hope national attention on Texas could persuade Congress to pass new federal voting rights laws.
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“There’s now no problem with the state adopting restrictive voting rules where the burden falls disproportionately on voters of particular racial or ethnic minority groups,” says Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law.
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Even if the governor makes modest progress on a southern border wall, a Dallas Morning News reporter says it could be enough to show supporters he’s serious about restricting immigration.
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Gov. Greg Abbot removed the counties when officials did not sign the local disaster declarations required to allow the arrests of migrants on criminal trespass charges.
