Texas' embattled elections chief is on the brink of losing his job over wrongly questioning the U.S. citizenship of thousands of voters.
Texas' embattled elections chief who wrongly questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters was on the brink of losing his job Sunday, while Republican lawmakers prepared to head home hoping to save their own in 2020.
That was after Whitley's office rolled out a bungled scouring of voter rolls that flagged nearly 100,000 voters as potential noncitizens. President Donald Trump seized on the news out of Texas to renew his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, but within days, it became clear the data used was deeply flawed.
Another Democrat, Sen. Judith Zaffrini, said:"The mistake he made had such a negative impact on the people we represent, and really all Texas voters."His confirmation wasn't the only tension point quietly playing out behind the scenes, rather than in full view of the Texas Legislature. The about-face appeared to be another example of Republicans — coming off their worst election in a generation in Texas — choosing not to dig in their heels over divisive issues. Rancorous battles over immigration, abortion and LGBT rights also didn't erupt like past years, including 2017, when the Legislature was upended by a"bathroom bill" targeting transgender people.
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