Relationship Between Houston Business Leaders and Politicians Fractures Over Texas Voting Access

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Tensions rise in Texas as a splintered Houston chamber of commerce and frustrated city leaders fight over voting access legislation

Tensions rose between the Houston business community and some of the area’s Democratic leaders as the state Legislature wasHouston’s mayor and the region’s influential county judge, both Democrats, denounced the city’s largest business group, the Greater Houston Partnership, saying it didn’t take a strong enough stance against voting legislation advancing in the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives.

Houston Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner won’t participate in the annual State of the City event, citing the regional chamber of commerce’s lack of public opposition to GOP voting bills.The events are lucrative fundraisers for the Greater Houston Partnership. The business group said Wednesday after the remarks that it has its own process for making policy decisions, one that “does not always lead to alignment with our elected officials.

The rift between the partnership and local leaders is the latest escalation in a national debate that has simmered for weeks, as more than 20 states, including Texas, consider new election laws primarily pushed by Republicans. Some high-profile CEOs and business groupsSome business leaders say they have avoided taking political stands because their workforces have diverse points of view.

 

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