Texas Voter Registration Intimidation Challenge
Jolt Initiative Inc. v. Paxton
A pro-voting lawsuit challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s retaliatory efforts to intimidate and shut down a Latino-focused voter registration organization.
Court Cases
Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
Texas Biden Executive Order Challenge
America First Policy Institute v. Biden
Lawsuit filed by the America First Policy Institute and others challenging a pro-voting executive order passed by President Joe Biden.
Texas Voter Roll Maintenance Challenge
United Sovereign Americans v. Nelson
Lawsuit filed by United Sovereign Americans, Citizens Defending Freedom and candidate for Texas’ 19th Congressional District, Bernard Johnson, against Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenging the state’s procedures related to voter rolls and its overall voting system.
Texas DOJ Election Surveillance Challenge
State of Texas v. Garland
Lawsuit filed by the State of Texas and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the DOJ’s intent to monitor Texas polling places for the November 2024 general election.
Texas Travis County Election Judge Apportionment Challenge
Travis County Republican Party v. Limon-Mercado
Lawsuit filed by the Travis County Republican Party (TCRP) and its chair, Matt Mackowiak, against the Travis County Clerk and Election Administrator Dyana Limon-Mercado challenging the county’s staffing of election judges — which are akin to poll workers — for the November 2024 general election. TCRP claims that the Travis County clerk “was not selecting, […]
Texas Citizenship Status Information Access Challenge
The Attorney General of Texas v. Mayorkas
Lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Department of Homeland Security and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services challenging the federal government’s refusal to provide citizenship status information
Texas Harris County Voter Roll Maintenance Challenge
Hotze v. Bennett
Lawsuit filed by three voters against Harris County and its voter registrar, Ann Bennett, challenging the county’s voter roll maintenance practices.
Texas Travis County Voter Registration Outreach Challenge
Texas v. Elfant
Lawsuit filed by the state of Texas, through Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), against Travis County’s tax assessor and county commissioners challenging Travis County’s plan for reaching out to unregistered voters by mail.
Texas Bexar County Voter Registration Mailing Challenge
Texas v. Callanen
Lawsuit filed by the state of Texas, through Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) challenging the Bexar County’s plan to send voter registration applications to over 200,000 unregistered voters.
Texas Mail-in Voting Limitations Challenge
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
Lawsuit brought by the Texas Democratic Party and voters challenging portions of the Texas Election Code that impose limitations on qualifications for voters who wish to cast no-excuse mail-in ballots.