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Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions

by Acacia CoronadoPaul J. Weber
| June 1, 2021 12:03 AM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans dug in Saturday for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S., putting the last touches on a sweeping bill that would eliminate drive-thru voting, empower partisan poll watchers and limit voting on Sundays, when many Black churchgoers head to the polls.

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