A lower court previously ruled that Texas was violating federal law by failing to register residents to vote when they updated their driver’s licenses online and ordered the state to implement its first system of online voter registration.

All Harris County election results had to be driven to downtown Houston with police escorts after state election officials objected to the county's practice of uploading memory cards through an encrypted network.

The lawsuit — filed with the Democratic campaign arms for the U.S. House and Senate — alleges that a change in state law that effectively ends the use of temporary or mobile early voting sites is unconstitutional because it discriminates against young voters.

For the next 14 months, the powerful committee chairs who called for House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to step down will be asked to carry out his will — and every decision the speaker makes will be viewed in the shadow of demise.

The Texas Department of Public Safety received a request for the information earlier this month but has taken no action.

In the hourlong conversation with Michael Quinn Sullivan, the leader of the Texas House is heard offering press credentials and asking for political support for challengers in the 2020 primaries.

A newly implemented change to election law is leaving a trail of shuttered early voting polling places across the state.

Her lawyers say if her sentence stands, it could discourage low-information voters from going to the polls at all.

A new audio series, a collaboration between The Texas Tribune and 1A, explores why students of color in Longview ISD still don't have the same educational opportunities as white students.

In a state with a long history of discrimination, lawmakers on Tuesday will kick off the 2021 round of political mapmaking — the first in nearly half a century without federal oversight.

"Words not only matter but in today’s world, words are having more and more significant existential consequences in our society," said Miguel Solis, a Dallas school board member.

Ruth Ruggero Hughs replaces David Whitley, who failed to receive Senate confirmation after his office questioned the voter eligibility of thousands of naturalized citizens.

A civil rights group has sued on behalf of two residents who say their votes were rejected based on their signatures.

Abbott announced a similar series of roundtables after the shooting at Santa Fe High School.

On Saturday, the city was the victim of white supremacy, but it was not the only target. By terrorizing El Paso, the gunman terrorized Hispanics across the state and the country.

Former Secretary of State David Whitley resigned after a botched review of the voter rolls.

The 2020 election could mark the first time the state's five largest counties allow residents to vote at any polling place instead of limiting them to precinct-based sites on Election Day.

The Texas Tribune is launching an occasional series into problems and challenges Texans face while trying to vote — and possible ways to fix them. Share your experiences with us.

The panel ruled that such an action wasn't warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.

Some Texans of color have spent much of their lives working through how racist attacks left them feeling less American. Now, those attacks are coming from the president.