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Abbott expands scope of Texas legislative session to consider same-day voter registration ban

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) expanded the special session of Texas’s legislature, adding a possible ban on same-day voter ...

Abbott Expands Texas Agenda In Second Special Session: No Same-Day Voting, New Police Funding Plans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the agenda for the state’s second special legislative session, adding measures to ban ...

Texas Gov. Abbott expands agenda for second special session

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced an expansion of the second special session 's agenda. Abbott ...

Texas House Republicans vote against retroactive punishments for quorum breakers

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President ...
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Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes

Legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute ...

Texas House panel considers bill banning lawmakers from fundraising during quorum break

Prosper, would ban any state lawmaker who does not have an excused absence from the Legislature from accepting ...

Texas House OKs study that would delay Dallas investor's East Texas water grab

The investor, Kyle Bass, has threatened to sue over the move. The bill now goes to the Senate before heading to Gov. Greg ...
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For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention — and partisan retribution at home

Democrats said the walkout inspired a national protest against GOP redistricting. But it also greased the path for other ...

Yes, Texas, there's a better way to redistrict. This Republican nearly got it done. | Opinion

It may be hard to believe, but not too long ago Republicans and Democrats nearly passed a law establishing a bipartisan ...

Most of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities await passage in session dominated by redistricting

The first one to hit will be a new Congressional map of districts aimed at flipping five Democratically elected seats to ...

Texas lawmakers face potential penalties for breaking quorum under proposed bill

A new bill would fine absent state lawmakers and their donors for certain political contributions during future quorum breaks ...
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With redistricting maps passed, lawmakers turn to flood relief, STAAR test overhaul

During the first special session this year, much of the activity at the Capitol was brought to a standstill after Texas House Democrats broke quorum over a GOP push to redistrict the state’s ...