A judge has called a new law unconstitutional that passed in the GOP-led Texas Legislature that will dictate how elections are run in the state’s most populous county.
FILE - Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Baytown, left, listens as Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, right, debates a voting bill at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 23, 2023. A judge on Tuesday, Aug. 15, called unconstitutional the new law passed by the GOP-led Texas Legislature that will dictate how elections are run in the states most populous county, which is a Democratic stronghold and home to Houston.
The new law, set to take effect Sept. 1, was pushed through by Republican lawmakers who accused Harris County officials of mismanaging recent elections. Democrats accused Republicans of singling out the county because, like other large urban areas around the state, it has increasingly voted Democratic.
The Texas Constitution prevents the Legislature from passing any laws that are not uniform throughout the state and only target a specific location, Crump wrote. Harris County officials said they planned to ask the Texas Supreme Court to also temporarily block the new law while their lawsuit is litigated.
The new law would return elections oversight in the county to the tax assessor and county clerk, which are both elected offices currently held by Democrats.
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