voting laws

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 8, 2021, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. Abbott is reviving the GOP’s thwarted efforts to pass new voting laws in America’s biggest red state. His announcement Wednesday, July 7, comes after Democrats temporarily derailed a restrictive bill with a late-night walkout in the state Capitol in May. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Gov. Abbott pushes for legal protections against election fraud

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is pushing to improve legal protections against election fraud. He called for a special session of state legislature on election reform Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld changes to state election laws in Arizona.