Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) expanded the special session of Texas’s legislature, adding a possible ban on same-day voter registration to the agenda. Texas currently doesn’t have same-day voter registration,

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced an expansion of the second special session 's agenda. Abbott added two items to the session's agenda that he says will improve public safety and election security in Texas. Those items are:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the agenda for the state’s second special legislative session, adding measures to ban same-day voter registration and restructure law enforcement funding. The announcement published in an August 25 press release from Abbott’s office comes as lawmakers continue tackling priorities from the original session agenda.