Texas governor signs controversial voting restrictions into law
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- Voting rights advocates say law unfairly targets people of color
- Greg Abbott confident law will survive legal challenges
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The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed into law highly controversial new restrictions on voting access, which voting rights advocates say unfairly target people of color and seek to preserve Republican dominance in state and national elections.
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