Secretary of State David Whitley never received a confirmation vote for his post before the Texas Legislature gaveled out for two years. Those tensions reignited as Whitley's office claimed that 58,000 of the voters flagged were shown to have voted in at least one election since 1996, prompting President Donald Trump to renew unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud. But the data used was deeply flawed and, within days, Whitley's office began walking back the numbers. "I think you saw an extraordinary commitment from Republicans and Democrats working in such a harmonious respectful way on these big issues. I think what it really does though is it helps every member of Texas House get re-elected."

Source: ABC News May 27, 2019 21:48 UTC