Charles Flores wants to use Texas’s “junk science” law to appeal his conviction.
The latest move appears to be partly motivated by President Joe Biden's actions that required all employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the virus.
"This bill is about making it both easy to vote and harder to cheat," insisted the bill's author amid chaos inside the Texas Capitol.
The former president will tour the border with Abbott, who has promised to build a state-funded border wall.
People in Texas can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the permitless carry bill into law on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, the former president endorsed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his re-election. Now, Trump has accepted the governor's invitation to visit.