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counties in northeastern Texas. Senator Hughes authored some of the more significant legislation to come out of the 87th
Session of the Texas Legislature. His bills on abortion, voting reform, and social media censorship prompted significant debate but were passed by both houses of the legislature
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said many of the bill's provisions would disproportionately affect voters of color. The extended voting hours in Harris County, for example, were mostly used by voters of color. Fifty-six percent of voters who cast ballots in late-night hours were Black, Hispanic or Asian, according to the Texas
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Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 13,015 votes (77.7 percent) to 3,744 (22.4 percent) for his opponent, Mary Lookadoo. No Democrat opposed him in the November 6 general election. After his 2012 renomination, Hughes announced that he would attempt to
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Republicans after former President Donald Trump made false claims about election fraud. Voting rights groups say the measures would disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minority
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early voters were white, according to a study by the Texas Civil Rights
Project, a nonprofit group. But the majority of those who used drive-through or 24-hour voting — the early voting methods the Republican bills would prohibit — were people of color, the group found.
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introduced a companion bill (HB1515) into the state house. The bill allowed private citizens to sue abortion providers after a fetal heartbeat has been detected. The SB8 version of the bill passed both chambers and was signed into law by Texas
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1591:"Here are the 20 articles of impeachment filed against Ken Paxton"
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national effort by Republicans to restrict voting rights
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