Texas Legislature takes up contentious voting bills in special session

The Texas Legislature is back to work for a special session that's set to tackle key conservative issues and renew the fight over voting rights.

Texas Democrats walked out on a session in May to block a bill that would have overhauled the state's election laws. Governor Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders have said passing an election bill is one of their top priorities during the special session. Two bills introduced by Republicans are closely aligned with the final version of SB 7, the bill that failed to pass in May. Both chambers will be holding public hearings on their bills on Saturday. For this session, the House bill is HB 3 and the Senate version is SB 1.