Latino voters cast ballots in a recent election.

LULAC and others sue to stop Texas voter purge

Texas says it’s trying to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls, but LULAC and others argue it’s using faulty data to discriminate against naturalized citizens eligible to vote.

by Stephanie Koithan March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other sued Thursday to stop a purge of Texas’ voter rolls that the Latino civil rights group and its allies say is discriminatory toward naturalized citizens. The suit, filed in State District Court in Austin, names Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson as well as Brazoria, […]

Gov. Greg Abbott has increasingly adopted the combative tone and scorched-earth politics of President Donald Trump.

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Trump isn’t alone in destroying U.S. political discourse. Texas leaders deserve blame too.

Texas Republican officials have increasingly emulated the coarse, divisive rhetoric popularized by Trump — and we’re worse off for it, experts said.

by Sanford Nowlin February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

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What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 2, 2026February 6, 2026

Agents walk among people detained last weekend.

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Feds say they busted a Tren de Aragua cell in San Antonio but haven’t backed up the claim

Two congressmen are demanding answers, and advocates point to previous raids the feds tied to the gang but resulted in no criminal charges.

by Sanford Nowlin November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a public event last year.

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Texas hit with first lawsuit challenging its mid-decade redistricting to benefit Trump

The suit argues state Republicans deliberately redrew the maps to take power away from Black and Latino Texans.

by Sanford Nowlin August 25, 2025August 29, 2025

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Former Democratic state House candidate among nine indicted for alleged vote harvesting in South Texas

The charges are the latest escalation in a probe that resulted in Texas authorities indicting six other Frio County area officials in May.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune July 4, 2025July 18, 2025

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Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps

The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

by Sameea Kamal, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2025June 11, 2025

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Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

A federal judge’s decision on Sept. 28 had immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting.

by Xiomara Moore and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune October 5, 2024July 4, 2025

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Texas can no longer investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, federal judge says

The provision was included in a sweeping Texas voting bill that was signed into law in 2021.

by Xiomara Moore, The Texas Tribune September 30, 2024July 4, 2025

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Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2024July 4, 2025

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LULAC asks feds to probe Ken Paxton’s San Antonio-area raids

Paxton’s ‘election integrity’ probe largely targeted Latinos, including a Texas House candidate and an 80-year-old who registers people to vote, LULAC said.

by Sanford Nowlin August 26, 2024January 24, 2025

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Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules

In a lawsuit challenging redistricting in Galveston County, the 5th Circuit said the protections afforded to a single racial group don’t apply to multiple groups who collectively claim voting rights violations.

by DanteDante Motley, The Texas Tribune August 3, 2024May 1, 2025

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Experts say Texas bill making border crossings illegal faces likely court defeat

Immigrant-rights advocates warn the proposal will lead to a jump in racial profiling, and the constitution states that immigration enforcement is the federal government’s job.

by Sanford Nowlin December 1, 2023December 19, 2024