"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.

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The 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.