Abbott's already begun punishing lawmakers, saying Monday that he would veto the part of the state budget that funds legislators' salaries: ''No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities.'
, but they protested that others were snuck in at the last minute. That included not just new early voting limits for Sunday but also a provision that could make it easier to overturn an election. Under the bill, a judge could void a candidate’s victory if the number of fraudulent votes cast could change the outcome, regardless of whether it was proved that the fraud actually had affected the result.
Hours before the vote was set to take place Sunday, Democrats packed into a back room with Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan. But even before then, Hinojosa said, momentum toward a walkout was building. She said a meeting of Black and Hispanic lawmakers in the House made clear there was “an anger, a sadness, an intolerance" about letting the bill pass. Another option was running out the clock but that carried more risk: Hinojosa said Democrats received word that any effort to filibuster the bill would lead to Republicans cutting off debate and holding a vote.
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