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Oil & Gas Companies, AT&T Affiliated Pacs, USAA, and San Antonio Oil & Gas Companies, AT&T Affiliated PACs, USAA, And San Antonio Spurs Leadership Are Among The Top Corporate Donors To The 15 Conservative Texas Lawmakers That Advanced Voting Restrictions Over The Weekend Of July 10th Top Corporate Donors Of The Six Conservative Members Of The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee—The Senate Committee Which Already Advanced Voting Restriction Bill SB1 During Texas’ Special Session— Include Texas Oil Moguls, AT&T Affiliated PACs, San Antonio Spurs Leadership, And Other Corporate Entities In 2021, The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), A Voting Restrictions Bill That Legislators Later Killed By Walking Out Of The Regular Legislative Session—Now, Legislators Are Considering Similar Legislation During A July 2021 Special Session In 2021, The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Texas’ Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), A Bill That Would Curb Early Voting Hours, Give “Alarming” Power To Poll Watchers, And Limit Voting Options That Were “Especially Effective Last Year In Reaching Voters Of Color” The Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Texas’ Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) In 2021. [Texas Legislature, accessed 07/08/21] SB 7 Was “Best Known For Curbing Early Voting Hours And Banning 24-Hour Voting And Drive Through Voting.” “Amid the heated presidential race last fall, Texas polling places experienced ‘a surge in voter intimidation,’ according to the Texas Civil Rights Project. The group received 267 complaints from around the state. Many involved demonstrators shouting at voters outside of polling places, an escalation of harassment that local election officials in 2018 described as the worst they had seen in decades. What are Texas lawmakers doing about it? Nothing to protect voters. Nothing to empower election workers. Instead, Republican senators passed a bill this week that invites intimidation and disruption even closer to the voting booth.” [Austin-American Statesman, 04/07/21] Early Voting, 24-Hour Voting, And Drive Through Voting Were “Innovations That Were Especially Effective Last Year In Reaching Voters Of Color.” “Senate Bill 7 is best known for curbing early voting hours and banning 24-hour voting and drive-through voting — innovations that were especially effective last year in reaching voters of color.” [Austin-American Statesman, 04/07/21] Despite The “Surge In Voter Intimidation” During The 2020 Election, SB 7 “Grants Alarming New Powers To Partisan Poll Watchers.” “Amid the heated presidential race last fall, Texas polling places experienced ‘a surge in voter intimidation,’ according to the Texas Civil Rights Project. The group received 267 complaints from around the state. Many involved demonstrators shouting at voters outside of polling places, an escalation of harassment that local election officials in 2018 described as the worst they had seen in decades. What are Texas lawmakers doing about it? Nothing to protect voters. Nothing to empower election workers. Instead, Republican senators passed a bill this week that invites intimidation and disruption even closer to the voting booth […] Just as worrisome, though, SB 7 grants alarming new powers to partisan poll watchers, while creating new opportunities for voters and elections workers to be harassed.” [Austin-American Statesman, 04/07/21] Texas Legislators Staged A Walk Out To Kill SB 7 In June 2021, But After Gov. Greg Abbott Called A Special Session In July 2021, Texas Republicans Are Re-Considering Election Restrictions. June 2021: Democrats In The Texas Legislature Walked Out Of The State Capitol To Kill SB 7 And Texas Governor Greg Abbot Vowed To Call A Special Legislative Session To Pass The Bill. “S.B. 7, the Texas election legislation that would have limited how, when, and where Texans can vote, died on the floor late Sunday when Democrats walked out of the Capitol, breaking quorum. But the fight over voting rights in Texas, as in many Republican-controlled statehouses around the country, is far from over: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has said that he will call a special session to pass S.B. 7.” [Slate, 06/03/21] July 2021: Gov. Abbott Included Election-Related Legislation On His Agenda For The Special Legislative Session. “Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that begins Thursday, asking lawmakers to prioritize 11 issues that largely appeal to conservatives who wanted more out of the regular session. The announcement of the agenda came just over 24 hours before lawmakers are set to reconvene in Austin. The agenda includes Abbott's priority bills related to overhauling Texas elections and the bail system, as well as pushing back against social media “censorship” of Texans and the teaching of critical race theory in schools.” [Texas Tribune, 07/02/21] During The Texas Special Session, Texas Legislators Are Considering Voting Restriction Bills In Both The State House And Senate. “Unlike during the spring’s regular legislative session, Republicans from both chambers appear more closely aligned in their starting approaches to the priority voting legislation that Gov. Greg Abbott put on the agenda for the special session that began Thursday. In Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3, both chambers have revived proposals to further clamp down the state’s voting-by-mail rules, and rein in initiatives that Harris County — the state’s largest county that is home to Houston and a diverse population — attempted in 2020 to widen access to voting.” [Texas Tribune, 07/08/21] On July 10th, 2021, The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced SB1, A Voting Restriction Bill, During Its Special Session July 10, 2021: Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced SB1, A Bill That Would Restrict Voting. “The second round of the Texas voting bill fight kicked off with haste this weekend as Republicans worked to rapidly push through new restrictions in overnight hearings. Just a few days into a 30-day special legislative session, a Texas House committee voted early Sunday morning to advance a revived GOP-backed bill that would bring back many of the proposals that failed to pass in the spring. A panel of Senate lawmakers followed suit later in the day following a lengthy public hearing on its version of the legislation that played out Saturday afternoon into the night. In Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3, Republicans have already dulled some of the edges of the legislation, dropping controversial provisions to restrict Sunday voting hours and to make it easier for judges to overturn elections.” [Texas Tribune, 07/10/21] The Top Corporate Donors Of State Sen. And Senate State Affairs Committee Chair Bryan Hughes Include The President Of SDS Petroleum Consultants, The Late Founder Of Contran Holding Company, AT&T Affiliated PACs, And Others State Senator Bryan Hughes Is The Chair Of The Senate State Affairs Committee. [The Texas Senate, accessed 07/08/21] Top Corporate And Executive Donors To Bryan Hughes Include The President Of SDS Petroleum Consultants, The Late Founder Of Contran Holding Company, AT&T Affiliated PACs, A Spurs Board Member, And Other Executives And Businesses. Contributor Occupation Amount President, SDS Scott Stovall Petroleum Consultants $84,000 Founder, Contran Harold Clark Simmons Holding Company $66,000 (Which held interest in NL Industries (formerly National Lead), Titanium Metals , Kronos Worldwide, and Keystone Consolidated Industries (Deceased) AT&T Affiliated PACs N/A $52,067 Founder, Pilgrims Lonnie (Bo) A Pilgrim Pride $40,000 Hillco Partners N/A $39,865 Owner, Lanier Law Mark Lanier Firm $35,000 Owner of Perry Homes Robert (Bob) Perry (Deceased) $34,500 American Electric Power / AEP N/A $32,000 Founder, Kinetic Concepts; Board Member of the San James (Jim) Leininger Antonio Spurs $30,000 Co-Founder and Former Owner of Frac Farris C Wilks Tech $30,000 Blackridge N/A $25,690 Farmers Insurance N/A $25,500 [Followthemoney.org, accessed 07/09/21] The Top Corporate Donors Of State Sen. And Senate State Affairs Committee Vice-Chair Brian Birdwell Include The Owner Of Perry Homes, Exelon Corp, The Founder Of Curves International, Atmos Energy, AT&T Affiliated PACs And Others State Senator Brian Birdwell Is Vice-Chair Of The Senate State Affairs Committee. [The Texas Senate, accessed 07/08/21] State Senator Brian Birdwell’s Top Donors Include The Late Owner Of Perry Homes, Exelon Corp, The Founder Of Curves International, Atmos Energy, AT&T Affiliated PACs, And Other Corporations. Contributor Occupation Amount Owner of Perry Robert (Bob) Perry Homes (Deceased) $47,500 Exelon Corp $34,000 Founder, Curves Howard (Gary) Heavin International $31,000 Atmos Energy N/A $26,000 AT&T Affiliated PACs N/A $22,000 Oncor N/A $21,500 USAA N/A $21,000 General Motors N/A $19,450 Hillco Partners N/A $17,500 Time Warner Cable N/A $17,500 [Follow The Money, accessed 07/08/21] The Top Corporate Donors Of State Sen. And Senate State Affairs Committee Member Donna Campbell Include The President Of Hunter Industries, Mednax Services, USAA, The Late Founder Of Rush Enterprises, AT&T Affiliated PACs, The Former CEO Of The Spurs, And Others State Senator Donna Campbell Is A Member Of The Senate State Affairs Committee. [The Texas Senate, accessed 07/08/21] State Senator Donna Campbell’s Top Donors Include The President Of Hunter Industries, Mednax Services, USAA, The Late Founder Of Rush Enterprises, AT&T Affiliated PACs, And Other Executives And Businesses. Contributor Occupation Amount John R Weisman President, Hunter Industries $77,500 Mednax Services N/A $26,000 USAA N/A $25,000 Founder of Rush Enterprises Marvin Rush (Deceased) $25,000 AT&T Affiliated PACs N/A $22,500 Ryan LLC N/A $20,000 Founder, Perry Homes Robert (Bob) Jack Perry (Deceased) $20,000 Former CEO of Holt CAT, Former CEO of the San Antonio Peter M.
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