Texas Lawmakers Pass Voting Restrictions

“A wave of changes to Texas elections, including new voting restrictions, are headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk,” the Texas Tribune reports.

“Three months after House Democrats first broke quorum to stymie a previous iteration of the legislation, Republicans in the House and Senate Tuesday signed off on the final version of Senate Bill 1 to further tighten the state’s voting rules and rein in local efforts to widen voting access. Abbott, a Republican, is expected to sign it into law.”