Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Remove Harris County Elections Chief.

Texas House passed Senate Bill 1750, which would abolish the election administrator position in Harris County, the state’s most populous county. The bill would eliminate the appointed position that handles election administration on behalf of the county government in counties with a population of 3.5 million or more. Instead, election duties would return to the elected county clerk and the county tax assessor, depriving Harris County residents of the ability to choose how to run their elections. The bill is part of several aimed at Harris County after Republicans claimed they were the targets of Election Day problems during the 2022 midterms, a contention the data does not support.