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What Happened: On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed a new more restrictive voting bill into law. The bill prohibits 24-hour polling sites, bans drive-through voting, imposes new requirements for mail-in voting and gives more access to partisan poll-watchers. Texas Democrats originally maintained a 38-Day holdout over the bill so Texas Republicans would not have the quorum needed to pass the bill. The holdout ended when three Democrats broke ranks and gave the Rep

What Happened: On Thursday, some Texas Democrats ended a 38-Day holdout over a new voting restrictions bill, allowing Republicans to continue their push for an overhaul of state election laws. The holdout ended when three Democrats showed up on Thursday, giving Republicans the quorum needed to move forward. A hearing is now scheduled for Saturday. Other Democrats criticized their counterparts for breaking ranks and allowing the quorum to form. The new bill, which has already