Texas special legislative session: Subverting democracy to advance voter suppression
A special session of the Texas legislature began today and right away Republicans in leadership are showing a blatant disregard for the democratic process.
Omnibus voter suppression bills have been filed in both chambers. HB 3 and SB 1 are both highly complex 40+ page bills that were only posted within the last 24 hours.
Committee hearings in both chambers have been set for Saturday, at 8am in the House and at 11am in the Senate. If the bills are heard in order of posting in the House, it is highly likely both election bills will be being heard at exactly the same time, making it difficult to impossible for Texans to testify on both.