Thirteen groups issued the warning, and some are considering suing the state.
Texas Voting Rights
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Texas officials flag tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks
The list compiled by the Texas secretary of state contains 95,000 names. It’s unclear exactly how many of those individuals are not actually U.S. citizens and whether that number will be available in the future.
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Dis-Integration
To settle voting rights suit, Richardson ISD will get rid of at-large elections
The board, which is all white, will shift five of its seats to single-member districts in a bid to add more representation for people of color.
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Texas Voting Rights
Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance
The Trump administration no longer supports requiring Texas to obtain federal approval of changes to its legislative and congressional maps.
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Dis-Integration
Richardson ISD’s student demographics have significantly changed. The makeup of its school board hasn’t.
Only one person of color has ever served on the Richardson ISD board. Now, he’s suing the district over its method of electing school board members, alleging it denies people of color a fair say in who represents them.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gerrymandering backfired for Texas Republicans in Dallas County in 2018
Republicans hoped to keep a majority Texas House seats from Dallas County when they redrew district boundaries in 2011. Seven years later, they’ve only held onto two of 14.
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Texas Voting Rights
Did you register to vote in Texas before the deadline but can’t confirm it online? Here’s why.
Election officials who often receive thousands of voter registration cards just before elections must manually enter each new voter’s information into their database — a time-consuming process that often leads to massive backlogs.
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Texas Voting Rights
Court: Lawmakers must redraw North Texas’ HD-90 early next year
If a proposal isn’t introduced within the first 45 days of the legislative session, the court will redraw the district itself.
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Texas Voting Rights
After loss at Supreme Court, groups continue push for federal oversight of Texas redistricting
Some of the groups that have sued over the state’s political maps made their intentions clear in a court filing Wednesday.
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Texas Voting Rights
Plaintiffs say Texas voter ID fight is over
In a court filing, opponents of the state’s voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies.