Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – "Secretary Nelson’s election audit report shows why SB 1750 was seriously needed. The new law removed the Harris County Elections Administration Office and replaced it with local elected officials," said Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, after Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson’s election audit report revealed serious issues with Harris County elections in the 2021-2022 election cycle.
The Harris County Commissioners Court may attempt to bypass Senator Paul Bettencourt's (right, R-Houston,) key election reforms (Senate Bill 1750 and Senate Bill 1933) in an upcoming meeting on Tuesday.
"SB 1933 went further, providing the Secretary of State oversight of those involved in the elections process in Harris County."These laws were passed with bipartisan support in the Texas Legislature,” said Lt. Governor Dan Patrick.
"On Tuesday, the Harris County Commissioners Court is expected to vote on item 400, where the Office of County Administration will attempt to take the responsibility of voter registration away from the elected Voter Registrar to "increase voter registration."
The elected Voter Registrar has already trained and deputized over 4,000 volunteer voter registrars.
"The Harris County Commissioners Court's attempt to circumvent the elected Voter Registrar by instead using a third-party vendor to mail thousands of unrequested voter registration applications will likely register non-citizens to vote. Allowing non-citizens to vote is an obvious violation of Texas law," said Senator Bettencourt.
"As I have mentioned several times, many key bills regarding voter integrity and elections passed the Texas Senate only to be killed in the Texas House under the leadership of Speaker Dade Phelan. Most never even received a hearing in committee.
"The Texas Senate passed 23 election-related bills that did not pass the House. These bills would have been a step toward restoring the public's confidence in fair and honest elections in the State of Texas. It's an absolute disgrace that Speaker Phelan killed these critical bills," said Lt. Governor Patrick.
The following list shows 23 critical Texas Senate election bills that died in the House.
