In the ongoing partisan fight over election reform, a lawsuit was filed to challenge a new law that tightens residency requirements for voter registration.
Dan Patrick responded to criticisms of the Senate’s election integrity bill, saying the legislation does nothing to suppress voters but will help secure elections.
Following the example of Delta Airlines in Georgia, Fort Worth-based American Airlines released a statement condemning Senate Bill 7.
Senate Bill 7, the sweeping GOP election bill filed in the Texas Senate, was approved by the upper chamber in a partisan vote early Thursday morning.
A Senate committee hearing on election integrity bills was delayed after several Democrats demanded a special notice under the chamber’s procedural rules.
