May 31, 2021
THERE'S NOTHING CONSERVATIVE ABOUT DISCRIMINATION:
Democrats' defeat of Texas voting bill adds an asterisk to Republicans' 'most conservative' legislative session (Patrick Svitek, 5/31/21, The Texas Tribune)
[A] massive asterisk fell upon the session for Republicans late Sunday night, when House Democrats broke quorum and killed Senate Bill 7, a GOP priority bill to tighten election laws in the state, which opponents say would have restricted voting rights, particularly for people of color and the elderly and disabled. That move left several other bills that were pending final approval dead on the final day lawmakers could pass legislation, including a bill identified as a priority by Gov. Greg Abbott that would have made it harder for people arrested to bond out of jail without cash.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 31, 2021 12:00 AM