Read more The Texas Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would require law enforcement in counties with more than 100,000 people to join the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 287(g) program that assists the federal government in enforcing immigration laws.

Texas Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 8, which requires sheriff's in the largest counties to enter into agreements with Immigration and

“Most Texans have already proven their citizenship when they got their driver’s license, but the feds have not allowed us to do this for voter registration. Senate Bill 16 will address that,” Hughes said Tuesday during a Senate floor debate on the bill. Hughes said the process for voters would be “seamless.”