Travis Clardy was first elected in 2012 and was one of the Republicans who supported the expansion of Medicaid last year.
A Dallas Democrat characterized debating election reform with Republicans as “negotiating with terrorists.”
At least one Democrat on the Texas House Elections Committee expressed disappointment that some of her colleagues were left out.
The Republicans’ election security bill went down in flames after Democrats walked out of the House as it was being considered.
After a long night of deliberation, the state House passed an amended version of the GOP priority election integrity bill.
The Democrats on the committee accused Chairman Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) and others of “silencing opposing viewpoints.”
Deer Park Republican Briscoe Cain made a parliamentary mistake that prevented the committee from hearing testimony on an election security bill.
