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How a Trump Policy Priority was Defeated in Deep Red Texas
SB 16 could easily have sailed through the Texas Legislature. Instead, we kept it from becoming law.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
