Inside Texas Politics: What’s next for SB 7 in Texas and the Democrats who walked out to stop it?

On Wednesday, a big group of Texas Democrats is heading to the White House. These are the House members who walked out of the legislature – killing that Republican bill that would have changed voting in Texas. These lawmakers will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss, among other things, their potential next steps. Do they have any other options to stop Republican efforts to change how we vote? State Rep. Chris Turner to talk about what Democrats are hoping to achieve in the special session this summer.

On Tuesday, a millennial will become mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. At 37, Mattie Parker will be the youngest mayor of any major city in the country. After her runoff win last weekend, we called her back to talk about her political priorities when she takes over this week. And her generation taking the lead.

It has been a few years now since a major statewide office has been vacated. George P. Bush is leaving as Land Commissioner to run for Texas Attorney General. Running to replace him on the Republican ticket is Dawn Buckingham. She is a state senator from outside Austin and a cosmetic surgeon. If elected land commissioner, she would take over managing public lands, beaches and oversee the Alamo, among other things.

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