Texas voters used to have a shortcut. Checking one box locked in the whole party's slate, and you never had to read another name on the ballot. It was fast, easy and convenient. Republicans killed that shortcut in 2017, during Donald Trump's first term as president. House Bill 25 was quietly passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that year. Governor Greg Abbott signed it without the fanfare he usually reserves for culture-war victories. The straight-ticket option dis