State officials do not verify voter applicants to ensure only eligible citizens are added to registration rolls. Republican lawmakers have so far ignored the problem.

State officials do not verify voter applicants to ensure only eligible citizens are added to registration rolls. Republican lawmakers have so far ignored the problem.
Over the course of the legislative interim, one of the highest priorities of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, was to eliminate the egregious and horrifying practice, or malpractice, of “passing the trash.”
Roughly 60 percent of voters supported the measure, which creates or extends five taxes to fund a new stadium, including a tax on admissions and parking.