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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Stephen Simpson

Texas election judges could carry guns if bill OK’d by House becomes law

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Election Day at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library in El Paso on Nov. 5, 2024.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Election Day at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library in El Paso on Nov. 5, 2024. (Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune)

Texas House lawmakers debated gun rights and voter protections Wednesday afternoon related to a bill that would allow election judges to carry a weapon inside a polling place at any time.

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