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Texas judge allows Harris County to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots
State district judge R.K. Sandill rejected the state’s request for a temporary injunction to bar Harris County from pursuing its mailing plan.
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Texas Democrats from the border team up for new PAC in effort to flip the state House
The group, Corazón de la Frontera PAC, is being organized by El Paso Rep. Joe Moody, the House speaker pro tem.
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Federal appeals court rejects Texas Democrats’ effort to expand voting by mail
The Texas Democratic Party had challenged the state’s age limits on voting by mail, arguing that they violated the 26th Amendment’s protections against voting restrictions that discriminate based on age.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn suggests Trump could’ve struck a better balance in discussing early coronavirus threat
Cornyn’s comments Thursday came in response to the recent revelation that the president intentionally downplayed the severity of the pandemic.
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“My story does resonate”: Candace Valenzuela wants to flip a Republican seat and become the first Black Latina in Congress
Valenzuela is running for a North Texas seat long held by Republicans. But the shifting political winds in the suburbs are giving Democrats hope.
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Donald Trump says Ted Cruz is on his list of potential second-term Supreme Court picks
James Ho, a Texan who serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is also on the list of 20 potential justices.
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Analysis: In close elections, two opponents can be better than one
A Republican effort to knock 44 Libertarians off the ballot fell short, and that could have an outsize effect on close races in November.
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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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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.
