Texas leaders, corporations form coalitions to fight voting restrictions
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Dan Patrick, a Republican, responded angrily, claiming the airline had not read the bill.A person involved in the statewide efforts to organize businesses who was not authorized to speak publicly said Patrick’s statements made businesses anxious.“I literally heard one business be like, we’re going to step out, but then we’re going to have to prepare ourselves for the punishment that Dan Patrick and the Legislature will put on us,” they told NBC News.Then, after this coalition had begun discussing how it would speak out, Republican lawmakers proposed budget amendments that would have punished businesses who spoke out against proposed voting restrictions.Business leaders characterized those amendments, which later failed, as “mafia-style management,” the person said.Open Letter to Speaker Phal...
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