FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2019 file photo, Secretary of State David Whitley, left, arrives for his confirmation hearing in Austin, Texas. Whitley, Texas’ embattled elections chief, is on the brink of losing his job over wrongly questioning the U.S. citizenship of thousands of voters. Secretary of State David Whitley on Sunday, May 26, 2019 was set to be forced from office unless the Texas Senate confirmed his nomination. But that prospect was dimming as Democrats continued blocking a vote on the eve of the Legislature adjourning until 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)