'The Texas Constitution is clear. The legislator can't pass laws that target one specific city or one specific county,' County Attorney Christian Menefee said.
The Harris County Attorney has promised to sue the state of Texas over two bills that would give it greater control over our elections.The Harris County Attorney has promised to sue the state when two bills that would give it a greater say in only the county's election process are signed into law by the governor.
Senate Bill 1933 makes it easier for the Secretary of State's office to remove those officials and gives them more oversight on the county's election process. Dr. Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University, says the statement is "disingenuous." The legislation singled out the county with population. Something Jones believes Democrats set themselves up for when they created the elections administrator post in what he says was a "hyper-partisan" fashion
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