This week we go in-depth on all the latest election and voting news in the Lone Star State with Houston Public Media Reporter Andrew Schneider. We discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, updates on the elimination of the Harris County election administration office, a trial currently underway challenging the omnibus 2021 elections bill, and more.

But first, the latest in voting rights news across the nation. Megan Bellamy, Vice President of Policy at Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan organization that tracks voting law and legislation, joins.

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