Texas Senate passes GOP voting, bail bills despite House Democrats’ walkout | The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes GOP voting, bail bills despite House Democrats’ walkout | The Texas Tribune: As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the Texas Senate approved the bill Tuesday with a party-line vote of 18-4. The Senate passed the controversial elections bill — and bail legislation — a day after 51 House Democrats decamped to Washington, D.C., to avoid voting on the elections bill in their chamber. If the Democrats don’t return before the special session ends, the Senate bills will languish.