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A top federal prosecutor in Texas began the first day of early voting with a stark message to voters and local officials: “If you violate federal election law, I will hunt you down and prosecute you. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. We’ll see you out at the polls.”
One year after President Donald Trump kicked off an unprecedented redistricting war to gain five more GOP congressional seats in Texas, his plan now faces its greatest test: the voters.
Republicans may not have much to show for the year they spent hastily ramming new congressional maps through state legislatures. As voters start casting their ballots, many of the seats the GOP hoped to flip are trending blue in spite of the White House push to rig the maps.
The pro-voting groups allege Texas agencies failed to properly process online voter registration records in violation of a 2021 settlement agreement.
We’re waiting for a federal court to rule on a third prong of Trump’s voter suppression scheme — one you might not have heard much about.
Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places.
Ken Paxton has election interference tools and he’s proven his willingness to use them. But legal experts are confident that courts are up to the task of protecting the will of the voters.
With Texans facing more than their share of potential hurdles in this year’s midterm elections, pro-voting groups are hard at work preparing to back them up at the polls.
Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from county rolls because the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) did not properly process their voter registration applications.
The Texas Supreme Court blocked Galveston County Republicans from switching local voting maps between the primary and November election, rejecting an unprecedented strategy to maximize partisan advantage at voters’ expense.
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