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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Here’s how to register to vote in Texas before the Oct. 7 deadline

Our guide can help you determine how to register, who is eligible to vote, whether you’re still registered and more in advance of Election Day.

by María Méndez, The Texas Tribune October 5, 2024October 13, 2024

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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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O’Rourke and Emhoff raise another million for Harris campaign, tout voter registration momentum

After lunching on Whataburgers with Beto O’Rourke, Doug Emhoff criticized GOP voting laws and urged Texans not to ‘let anyone prevent you from registering and from voting.’

by Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2024October 1, 2024

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Travis County sues Texas AG Ken Paxton over voter-registration crackdown

The suit alleges Paxton, a Trump ally, is violating the federal Voting Rights Act.

by Sanford Nowlin September 19, 2024October 15, 2024

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Bad Takes: Texas GOP’s overzealous ‘election security’ moves are suppressing votes

The actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others are undermining trust in elections.

by Kevin Sanchez September 18, 2024April 10, 2025

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Even if courts block Ken Paxton’s ‘election integrity’ moves, the damage is already done

Voting-rights experts warn that the Republican AG’s actions are intimidating Texas voters and activists.

by Sanford Nowlin September 17, 2024October 29, 2024

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Texas civic group wants judge to block Ken Paxton’s investigation into voter registration efforts

Jolt, which advocates for more Latino voting participation, says the attorney general’s probe has spurred threatening comments online.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune September 14, 2024October 12, 2024

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GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.

by Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune September 13, 2024October 17, 2024

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Assclown Alert: Twisting the truth on election integrity with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Abbott’s framing of a recent cleanup of Texas’ voter rolls couldn’t be more dishonest.

by Sanford Nowlin September 4, 2024March 15, 2025

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over plan to mail voter-registration cards

Commissioners Court approved the plan to expand voter outreach even though the Republican AG threatened legal action.

by Sanford Nowlin September 4, 2024September 21, 2024

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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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Texas’ new drivers license rule may make it tougher for trans people to vote

A leading voter-education group said the state’s rule change will intimidate trans voters, create confusion at polling places.

by Sanford Nowlin August 22, 2024April 10, 2025

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Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations

Conservative groups and individual activists have targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility. But state and federal protections are in place.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune August 16, 2024August 26, 2024

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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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Bad Takes: Taking voting rights from people convicted of felonies is a form of ballot suppression

Disenfranchisement laws date back to the Jim Crow era, and they primarily targeted Black people, according to experts.

by Kevin Sanchez June 11, 2024June 13, 2025

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Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.

by Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune March 29, 2024August 16, 2024

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Poor People’s Campaign looks to mobilize Texas voters ahead of November election

The group will march on the Texas Capitol and 30 other statehouses on March 2.

by Sanford Nowlin February 20, 2024December 19, 2024

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Analysis: It took me three tries to register to vote in Texas — and I’m an elections reporter

Moments after I became a naturalized citizen in 2023, I registered to vote. Here’s what happened next.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune February 13, 2024August 3, 2024

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Why this South Texas county closed half its early voting sites for 2024

A new law requires small counties to increase early voting days and hours — with no new money from the state.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune February 6, 2024February 9, 2024

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

Here’s how to register to vote in Texas before the Oct. 7 deadline

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

O’Rourke and Emhoff raise another million for Harris campaign, tout voter registration momentum

Travis County sues Texas AG Ken Paxton over voter-registration crackdown

Bad Takes: Texas GOP’s overzealous ‘election security’ moves are suppressing votes

Even if courts block Ken Paxton’s ‘election integrity’ moves, the damage is already done

Texas civic group wants judge to block Ken Paxton’s investigation into voter registration efforts

GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

Assclown Alert: Twisting the truth on election integrity with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over plan to mail voter-registration cards

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

Texas’ new drivers license rule may make it tougher for trans people to vote

Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations

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

Bad Takes: Taking voting rights from people convicted of felonies is a form of ballot suppression

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

Poor People’s Campaign looks to mobilize Texas voters ahead of November election

Analysis: It took me three tries to register to vote in Texas — and I’m an elections reporter

Why this South Texas county closed half its early voting sites for 2024