Cruz lauds Texas elections bill progress despite pressure from ‘woke corporations’ - Fox News
"Today, the Texas House passed SB 7 on second reading, a bill to safeguard our elections in Texas, despite immense pressure from woke corporations and the liberal media," the Texas Republican wrote in a statement. ."The bill protects the voting rights of 29 million Texans and would make our elections in Texas more accessible and more secure.I am grateful for the Republicans and the Leadership in the Texas House and Senate who have been leading the fight to protect the integrity of our elections in Texas, and I hope that this bill becomes law.".
A number of GOP-leaning states have enacted voting restrictions in light of the 2020 election.The Texas House voted 81-64 just after 3 a.m.WHITE HOUSE SLAMS FLORIDA'S NEW VOTING BILLThe Senate and House bills will head to a conference committee where some amendments could be dropped as the committee irons the legislation out into one final bill.