NEW: Texas Republicans have a new voter suppression bill that's even worse than the one Democrats stopped in May.
This time, Republicans want *monthly* voter purges and a ban on drive-thru voting.
They've just launched a special legislative session to ram it through.
This time, Republicans want *monthly* voter purges and a ban on drive-thru voting.
They've just launched a special legislative session to ram it through.
The ban on drive-thru voting and the voter purges would disproportionately impact disabled voters and Latino voters.
“They’re actually going backward because of these discriminatory acts, and frankly, it just pisses me off," one disabled voter said. texastribune.org/2021/07/05/tex…
“They’re actually going backward because of these discriminatory acts, and frankly, it just pisses me off," one disabled voter said. texastribune.org/2021/07/05/tex…
Democrats & activists rallied in Austin on Thursday, promising to do whatever was necessary to block a new voter suppression bill.
They also called for the Senate to drop the filibuster and pass the #ForThePeopleAct to end the GOP attack on voting rights.
They also called for the Senate to drop the filibuster and pass the #ForThePeopleAct to end the GOP attack on voting rights.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, facing two primary challenges from his right, is also urging Republicans to take up a ban on teaching critical race theory and blocking trans girls from high school sports. metroweekly.com/2021/07/texas-…
Not on the Texas GOP agenda? Fixing the electrical grid that left millions without power during a freezing ice storm this past winter.
Instead, he wants to incentivize more gas, coal, and nuclear power plants, which would do nothing to fix the problem. texastribune.org/2021/07/06/tex…
Instead, he wants to incentivize more gas, coal, and nuclear power plants, which would do nothing to fix the problem. texastribune.org/2021/07/06/tex…
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