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Gov. Abbott and the bill's supporters have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations

Gov. Greg Abbott and other supporters of the bill have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations that they say hamper business owners and harm the state’s economy.

Voters in nearly 100 counties — mostly rural — can vote at any polling site in their county. The sponsor, without offering evidence, said the practice was not secure despite years of successful elections in Texas with the system.

The proposals target the taxes homeowners pay and require school districts to lower their tax rates.

AUSTIN, Texas — Legislators will take up redistricting this session, opening up the possibility for Republicans to further redraw districts in their favor.

The redistricting process this year is mostly procedural and is not expected to produce very different results from the most recent process completed in 2021.

From In re Inquiry Concerning Hon. Sarah Eckhardt, decided last week by a Texas Special Court of Review (Chief Justice Brian Quinn, Justice Charles Kreger, and Justice W. Stacy Trotter, all of various Texas Courts of Appeals): The sanctions in question consisted of a "public admonition." The Travis County Judge…