TX: Senate Adopts Voter ID Report SB14

TX: Senate Adopts Voter ID Report SB14...Senate today approved a conference committee report on the voter identification bill that includes changes that would allow citizens to use a new form of documentation to cast their ballots. The report must get OK'd in the House before it heads to the governor for a signature. The original bill, SB14, would require people to show a photo identification, such as a driver's license or concealed handgun license, instead of the current voter registration card, in order to vote. Gov. Rick Perry declared the issue an emergency item earlier this session

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/voter-id/senate-adopts-voter-id-report/

Texas Lawmakers Prepare for Sanctuary City Battle

Texas Lawmakers Prepare for Sanctuary City Battle...It’s been modified from its original form to allay Democrats’ concerns, but lawmakers are nonetheless gearing up for a battle as emotional and time-consuming as Voter ID when they take up legislation addressing another one of Gov. Perry’s emergency items — abolishing sanctuary cities.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/texas-lawmakers-prepare-for-sanctuary-city-battle/