Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Block Voter ID
Texas plaintiffs on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block use of the state's voter photo ID law in November's election. Full Story
Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
Texas plaintiffs on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block use of the state's voter photo ID law in November's election. Full Story
Texas should require photo voter identification in this year’s general election, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, overturning an earlier ruling by a federal district judge in Texas. Full Story
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Less than two weeks before the start of early voting, a federal judge ruled the state’s photo voter ID law unconstitutional late Thursday and ordered state officials to drop the new requirements. Full Story
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about issues that might affect this year’s elections — and the next ones. Full Story
In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters in the state's congressional and legislative races. Full Story