NPR:

Texas lawmakers are reconvening in a special legislative session that begins Thursday in which voting restrictions are expected to be a top priority for Republicans.

The special session starts a week after the Supreme Court gave a green light to an Arizona law that imposed some restrictions on how ballots may be cast and collected. Voting rights activists worry that the court’s decision is a signal that the federal courts won’t step in if states like Texas try to make it harder for citizens to cast a ballot.