⚠️ Via Brandon Friedman:
This is some extremely fascist stuff. Texas is continuing its effort to strip its Democratic cities of any power whatsoever.
Democracy Docket:
NEW: npub1y48ml6u24zwuxknr35wkeq5hjyu8zwzqvn3xetrxsnwhjkn0qajqsrp89h (npub1y48…p89h) Senate passes npub1zxfzqel6z0857sjnjdx87ut56k889rcc8sh7ym5fffgaup8ngu3sa4glgu (npub1zxf…glgu) on a party line vote, a bill that would empower the governor-appointed secretary of state to take over election oversight from local county officials. The bill now goes to the Texas House. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-senate-passes-bill-to-seize-control-of-elections-from-local-authorities/