(NPR) Texas Democrats Walk Out, Stop Republican's Sweeping Voting Restrictions

Texas Democrats Walk Out, Stop Republican's Sweeping Voting Restrictions

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Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth, the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on Sunday, against Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act.



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Texas Democrats Walk Out, Stop Republican's Sweeping Voting Restrictions

The revolt torpedoed the measure which would have reduced polling hours, empowered poll watchers and scaled back ways to vote in Texas, which already has some of the nation's strictest voting laws.