With a target on its back, Harris County will file suit against the state over who gets to run its elections.
The ongoing standoff between local officials and the state over who will control Harris County election operations has reached a head after Governor Greg Abbott, as expected, signed two bills into law late last week.
“These soon-to-be laws violate the state law by allowing legislators to abuse their office to try and make up for an election that they lost here in Harris County,” Menefee said. “They couldn’t win the hearts of the people out here who vote, so they’re trying to misuse the legislative process to attack the county.”
When these bills passed in both the House and the Senate, Bettencourt thanked his fellow legislators for standing up against this"suppression" and “mismanagement of elections.” He said the laws also undermine Tatum’s efforts and allot very little time for Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth and Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett to learn the ropes ahead of the November mayoral election.
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