Published 3 years ago

Texas Senate passes Republican-backed voting reform bill

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More than 50 Democrats from Texas’ House flew to Washington, D.C. Monday to avoid voting on the elections bill. The vote came on the same day that President Joe Biden gave an impassioned speech about protecting voting rights. The elections bill in Texas, called Senate Bill 1, includes many measures that tried to pass the legislature in May.

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Yahoo News

Texas Senate passes GOP-backed voting bill that prompted House Dems to flee the state

The Texas Senate voted 18-4 Tuesday to approve a Republican-backed voting bill, sending it to the House, which is at a standstill after 51 Texas Democrats fled the state to stop the legislation, the Texas Tribune reports. Catch up quick: Texas Democrats flew to Washington, D.C., Monday night in a bid to prevent quorum and block Republicans from passing the voting restrictions. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Ax…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Washington Times

Texas Senate approves elections bill as House Democrats decamp in D.C.

The Texas Democrats’ exodus to Washington, D.C., may have hamstrung the Lone Star State’s House but not its Senate.

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block restrictive voting law plead with Congress to act

The state lawmakers were defiant but pragmatic after their hasty exodus. The Texas House passed a motion that could lead to the arrest of missing members within state boundaries.

3 years ago

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New York Post

Texas Senate passes voting bill that caused Democrats to flee state

The Texas state Senate approved a sweeping election reform bill Tuesday night, one day after dozens of House Democrats fled the state to prevent the chamber from taking up the legislation.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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CBS News

Texas Senate passes election bill that is stalled until House Democrats return

"It's a little like Groundhog Day here, senator," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said before the bill passed.

3 years ago

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The Hill

Texas Senate passes voting bill after House Democrats flee state

The GOP-led Texas state Senate passed sweeping elections legislation Tuesday that critics say will make it harder to vote, particularly for those of color, one day after Democratic lawmakers in the state House left Texas to thwart passage of the b

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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