Texas is considering many new laws to punish fraud in voting, which almost never happens in the US.

I am sure this is blowing smoke so they can claim a fire exists, but I susepect it is worse than that.

I think these bills are in fact intended to create opportunities to intimidate voters — voters who belong to disprivileged groups and probably vote Democratic — by making false accusations and threats. For instance, the "marshals" could make false accusations on election day to drive voters away.