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In defending voter-suppression bill, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick falsely claims most people of color don’t own cars

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a lengthy history of making absurd claims, but a recent outburst that drew scrutiny from the fact-checking website Politifact is out there even by his standards. In his defense of a Texas Senate bill that would outlaw drive-thru voting, the state’s Republican lieutenant governor argued the measure wouldn’t suppress poll […]

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