A measure that was approved by both chambers of the Texas Legislature was approved by the Texas Office of the Attorney General ( OAG ) as a prerequisite for a judge to issue a temporary restraining order in relation to an election.
Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Houston ) of his House Bill ( HB) 1475, according to Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Houston ), during a committee hearing last month,” It was occasioned by an election in 2022 where a judge in Harris County held open the polls and didn’t tell the other side.” But only one group, which had pushed for it, was aware that the polls were going to be held open an additional minute.
