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Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registration
Read full article: Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registrationThe complaint comes after The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Texas attorney general repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live.
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law.
Read full article: Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law.The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
Rep. Nate Schatzline resigns from Texas House to lead “election integrity” policy in Gov. Abbott’s office
Read full article: Rep. Nate Schatzline resigns from Texas House to lead “election integrity” policy in Gov. Abbott’s officeThe Fort Worth Republican, one of the most hardline conservatives in the Texas House, had been floated for secretary of state in unconfirmed media reports ahead of his hire by the governor.
Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibility
Read full article: Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibilityA federal judge cited Texas’ use of the SAVE database, which flagged several voters who were actually citizens, and said the checks violated privacy and voting rights.
Voting Rights Act ruling could change representation on city councils, school boards across Texas
Read full article: Voting Rights Act ruling could change representation on city councils, school boards across TexasThe 1965 federal law helped Latino and Black voters gain representation in city and school boards across Texas but now that could change.
Dallas County GOP will agree to countywide voting sites after primary election chaos
Read full article: Dallas County GOP will agree to countywide voting sites after primary election chaosVoters in the May 26 primary runoff will be allowed to again cast ballots at countywide voting sites on election day.
Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary voters
Read full article: Early vote turnout in Texas outpacing past elections, fueled by Democratic primary votersTurnout during the first week of early voting for the Texas midterm election exceeded the same period for the previous two presidential elections, years that typically see higher voter engagement.
A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas.
Read full article: A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas.DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
Read full article: Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administrationThe Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.
Tourists weigh in on paying hotel, car rental tax increase created by Props A & B
Read full article: Tourists weigh in on paying hotel, car rental tax increase created by Props A & BTwo measures on the November 4 ballot call for an increase in hotel and car rental taxes. Tourists who would pay that increase shared their thoughts with KSAT 12 News.
What Texans need to know about Prop 16, the constitutional amendment on citizenship and voting
Read full article: What Texans need to know about Prop 16, the constitutional amendment on citizenship and votingThe proposed constitutional amendment would affirm that voters must be citizens, a requirement that’s already in state law.
Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primaries
Read full article: Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primariesSecretary of State Jane Nelson said in a filing that Paxton’s office gave her less than an hour’s warning that they’d be siding against her agency in court.
Texas Republicans say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing young conservatives
Read full article: Texas Republicans say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing young conservativesThousands gathered at a North Houston suburb for the summit, where speaker after speaker memorialized Kirk and encouraged young attendees to rise in his place.
Texas lawmakers scuttle new measure allowing late voter registration changes
Read full article: Texas lawmakers scuttle new measure allowing late voter registration changesThe bill walks back a measure lawmakers passed earlier this year allowing voters to update their address at the polls and immediately vote in their new precinct and district if their move was within the county.
Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes
Read full article: Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changesLegislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute update to their address.
Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election results
Read full article: Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election resultsA bill headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk may not go into effect until 2027. Election administrators say the changes could create staffing challenges.
San Antonio runoff: Mayor and council seats on ballot, what to know about early voting
Read full article: San Antonio runoff: Mayor and council seats on ballot, what to know about early votingSan Antonio voters will head to the polls once again to cast their ballots for mayor and several City Council seats.
Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps
Read full article: Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting mapsThe trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.
Bexar County commissioners approve new polling site technology aimed at accessibility
Read full article: Bexar County commissioners approve new polling site technology aimed at accessibilityNew technology ensuring greater accessibility for the deaf community and an expedited check-in process is coming to future Bexar County elections.