{"id":585940,"date":"2021-07-08T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T14:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=585940"},"modified":"2021-07-08T10:51:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T14:51:30","slug":"texas-gov-abbott-pushes-for-legal-protections-against-election-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-pushes-for-legal-protections-against-election-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Abbott pushes for legal protections against election fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-gov-abbott-pushes-for-legal-protections-against-election-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=585940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2450366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2450366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this Tuesday, June 8, 2021, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. Abbott is reviving the GOP\u2019s thwarted efforts to pass new voting laws in America\u2019s biggest red state. His announcement Wednesday, July 7, comes after Democrats temporarily derailed a restrictive bill with a late-night walkout in the state Capitol in May. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:41 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, July 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is pushing to improve legal protections against election fraud. He called for a special session of state legislature on election reform Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld changes to state election laws in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Texas lawmakers will gather Thursday with a session of the House Select Committee on Constitutional Rights and Remedies. Abbott did not reveal the topics to be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Supreme Court\u2019s decision may suggest Texas will pursue Arizona-style changes to voting laws, including voter ID requirements and a ban on ballot harvesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat this election integrity bill did, it actually increased the number of hours that were required for polls to be open in comparison to current law,\u201d Abbott explained. \u201cSo it did not reduce hours, it increased hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I&#8217;m directing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PUCTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PUCTX<\/a> to take immediate action to improve electric reliability across the state. <\/p>\n<p>These directives build upon the reforms passed this session to increase power generation capacity &amp; ensure the reliability of the Texas power grid. <\/p>\n<p>Directives below \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b6Tnq5ruMK\">pic.twitter.com\/b6Tnq5ruMK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1412511278141161472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Texas governor also said state lawmakers will consider several bills to improve border security in the next 30 days.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/white-house-working-on-govt-strategy-for-ransomware-attacks\/\">White House Working On Govt. 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