A group opposing new voter legislation gather outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin on May 6. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) A bill being rammed through the legislature has a number of provisions that are intended to suppress the vote of LBTQ and other minority voters DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com State Rep.
Jessica Gonzalez has been working overtime this session fighting off not only anti-transgender bills, but, as vice chair of the Committee on Elections, fighting off voter suppression bills, too.
Along with three other committee members, including Rep. Michelle Beckley, D-Carrollton, Gonzalez has written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking him to have the civil rights division of