Paxton Seeks to Reverse Ruling Allowing Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is appealing and seeking an immediate stay of Friday’s federal district court ruling that reinstates straight-ticket voting in Texas....
Electoral College Votes in Joe Biden on the Heels of Supreme Court Dismissing Texas...
The Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as winner of the 2020 presidential election, giving him an expected total of 306 votes to Trump’s 232....
Harris County Strikes Back Against Targeted Anti-Voter Laws
With two bills targeting Harris County’s voting practices headed to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, county officials are themselves headed to court in order to...
Democrat Ends Re-Election Bid After Legal Defeat Over Senate Redistricting
State Senator Beverly Powell (D-Burleson) ended her re-election campaign for Senate District 10 in an announcement Wednesday after a three-judge panel rejected her attempt...
NBA Arenas Will Be Polling Places as Part of Deal With Players’ Union
The NBA and its players’ union announced Friday that league franchise-controlled arenas will be used as polling places in the November election.
This development is...
Lawsuits And Loopholes Threaten Voter Secrecy In Texas
Texas election officials are grappling with increasing concerns about voter privacy, as a push for more election transparency risks exposing voters' choices. The issue...
Texas Has Not Elected A State-Wide Official In Decades, Can That Change Next Year?
The last time a Democrat was elected to a statewide election in Texas was in 1994. Texas hasn’t backed a Democratic president since 1976...
Third-Party Candidates in Texas Want a Fair Shot
Trip Seibold had planned to run for U.S. Congress in 2020 to represent Texas' 31st District, but he had to drop his bid because...
DOJ Agrees To Keep Monitors Outside Texas Polling Sites Following Paxton Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed not to send federal monitors to Texas polling places after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a request...
Republicans Fear Divisions Could Give O’Rourke Governor’s Seat
GOP members lived a six-day-long Republican convention, where amidst boastful cheers for Biden’s poor approval ratings, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned them that if...
