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Texas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends

by Acacia CoronadoPaul J. Weber
| August 26, 2021 10:03 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans advanced new voting restrictions Thursday night after months of protests by Democrats, who after returning from a 38-day walkout are now all but out of ways to stop a bill that includes a ban on drive-thru voting and would empower poll watchers.

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