A dramatic late-night walkout in the Texas Capitol that blocked sweeping new voting restrictions is giving Democrats a boost of morale after months of racking up losses in GOP-controlled statehouses around the countryAUSTIN, Texas -- Midnight was coming fast. Any moment now, the Texas House of Representatives would sign off on one of the most restrictive new voting laws in America. Leave the building.”The walkout was a go, and minutes later, Senate Bill 7 was dead. But the walkout in Texas is likely only a fleeting victory: Republican Gov. The Democrats’ potential remedy to the wave of restrictions — a sweeping national voting bill — is bogged down in Congress.

Source: ABC News June 01, 2021 00:22 UTC