The indictments center on about 38 ballots or applications for ballots in a Gregg County Commissioners Court race. Experts say voter fraud is rare.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Appeals court sides with Harris County in lawsuit over mailing absentee ballot applications
Harris County’s plan to send applications for mail-in ballots to all its voters was cleared by an intermediate appeals court, but it remains on hold until the Texas Supreme Court can rule.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texans with disabilities are eligible for mail-in voting, but people must decide for themselves if they qualify
Disability rights activists say they’re worried the confusion may deter at-risk Texans from voting or cause them to needlessly put their health at risk to show up in person at the polls despite being eligible for mail-in voting.
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Gov. Greg Abbott used pandemic as cover to ban abortions in Texas, former Planned Parenthood head says
Cecile Richards, a Texas native, made the comment in an interview during The Texas Tribune Festival that aired Wednesday. Limits on abortion access earlier this year spurred legal battles.
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Texas Supreme Court again blocks Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all voters
The Supreme Court granted the Texas attorney general’s request to temporarily halt the county’s mailing of applications while the case is appealed. A separate order blocking the effort was set to end this week.
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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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Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets
Nick Moutos threatened Black Lives Matter protesters and has regularly referred to the organizers as “terrorists.” He called Islam a “virus” and trans people an “abomination.”
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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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Criminal Justice
Judge won’t be removed from criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Paxton’s team had asked that the judge, Jason Luong, be recused from the case because the Texas attorney general’s office is representing him — along with about 20 other Houston-area judges — in an unrelated lawsuit.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says local governments can’t stop or delay evictions
The nonbinding opinion comes as housing experts and advocates fear that the COVID-19 recession will prompt a surge in evictions across the state.