In two separate federal lawsuits filed on behalf of older voters, groups including the Texas and National Leagues of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters of Texas and the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans asked that the federal courts overturn the governor’s order, which forced Travis and Harris counties — two of the state’s most important Democratic strongholds — to shutter a number of drop-off sites they had already opened this week.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Keep calm and vote on
Political people in high places are sowing doubt about voting and elections, making our 200-year-old system seem fraught with problems and even crime. Vote anyway.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Voting in Texas is different from other places. It’s a hassle.
Lots of states make it as easy as possible to register and vote, whether there’s a pandemic or not. Texas is not one of those states.
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Courts
Texas on the hook for $6.8 million after long voter ID fight
The state plans to appeal the Wednesday ruling from a federal judge in Corpus Christi.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Analysis: In an important election year, politics takes a back seat
The 2020 election year was already momentous, and then a pandemic broke out, demanding the full attention of the voters whom politicians depend on. Everything from how we vote to when we vote is now in question.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Messing with elections messes with democracy
Voter suppression, incompetent administrators, dirty political tricks, and misinformation and political rhetoric attacking the results of elections present threats to elections and democracy, a new book argues. It came out on the day of the Iowa caucuses.
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Criminal Justice
Crystal Mason’s ballot was never counted. Will she still serve five years in prison for illegally voting?
Her lawyers say if her sentence stands, it could discourage low-information voters from going to the polls at all.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Texas voters’ election qualms run high, but their reasons vary, UT/TT Poll says
Texas Democrats see voter suppression. Texas Republicans see voter fraud. According to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Texas voters find a lot wrong with who votes in the state’s elections.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: Greg Abbott, a song of accomplishments and an out-of-tune tweet
The governor is busy touting the accomplishments of the recently ended Texas legislative session while inadvertently reminding his Twitter followers of one of his administration’s errors.
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Demographics
Keeping an eye on voting rights and wrongs: I’m Alexa Ura, and I cover voting rights for The Texas Tribune.
As a beat reporter, it’s my responsibility to scrutinize the state’s actions on voting rights with the context of history in mind.