Texas GOP begins hurried second try at thwarted voting laws
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday began a hurried second attempt to toughen election laws in Texas, weeks after Democrats' dramatic walkout from the state Capitol thwarted one of America's most restrictive voting measures.
He demanded no specific voting changes to reach his desk this summer, but Republicans who fumbled their first try at passing a sweeping overhaul of Texas elections at the last minute in May are already promising to work fast, saying hearings will start this weekend.
The haste reflects the usual time crunch of a normal special legislative session in Texas — which last just 30 days — but also the GOP's eagerness to put behind them a rare and highly public defeat in America's biggest red state over what has been a priority for the party since the November elections. Abbott, who is up for reelection in 2022, has already shifted his focus toward picking up Donald Trump's mantle on immigration since the May walkout.
Republicans are also backing away from the two most contentious issues that fueled Democrats’ dramatic quorum break just before a midnight deadline over the Memorial Day weekend. Still, Republicans are expecting many of the sunken bill's provisions to return once the special session begins Thursday.
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We don't need none of that sissy democracy in Texas - Greg Abbott,