Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from population counts for redistricting could cost Texas three seats in Congress. Thursday’s ruling could still be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas ordered to immediately fix flaws in method used to reject some mail-in ballots
When local election officials throw out a mail-in ballot because they think a signature is suspect, the voter must have a meaningful chance to contest the decision, a federal judge ruled.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that sought sweeping changes to Texas’ in-person voting rules
Two civil rights groups and two Texas voters had asked a federal judge to require substantial changes to polling place procedures, including an across-the-board mask mandate and expanded curbside voting.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In Texas, Republicans fight voting by mail expansion while encouraging their voters to use it
What was once a lightly used and largely uncontroversial voting option in Texas, one even Republicans relied on, is now the crux of the latest fight over who gets to vote and, equally as crucial in a pandemic, who has access to safe voting.
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Demographics
With time running out, Texas abruptly launches a $15 million ad campaign chasing an accurate census count
After rejecting efforts to spend state money on outreach to help ensure an accurate census count, Republican leaders are now dipping into federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a last-minute ad campaign.
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Texas sues Harris County to stop it from sending all voters applications for mail-in ballots
The Texas secretary of state had threatened the legal action last week, but Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins indicated he would not drop his effort to send out absentee ballot applications to more than 2 million registered voters.
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Courts
For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law
A U.S. district judge found Texas is “legally obligated” to allow voters to simultaneously register to vote with every driver’s license renewal or change-of-address application, and ordered the state to set up a “fully operable” online system by Sept. 23.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas tells Harris County to halt plan to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots
The secretary of state’s office threatened legal action against Harris County if it goes ahead with a plan to send applications for mail-in ballots to more than 2 million registered voters.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Here’s how to vote by mail in Texas
Your questions answered about who qualifies, when to expect your ballot and how to make sure your vote counts.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas’ most populous county sending mail-in ballot applications to millions of registered voters
Not all of Harris County’s registered voters will ultimately qualify. Texas is among a handful of states with strict eligibility requirements to vote by mail.