A commissioner in Bexar County has penned a letter to the county judge detailing some of the preparations needed to vote safely in November. Precinct 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said the San Antonio area county should hire additional election workers, provide PPE...
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins announced Thursday his office penned a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week, asking the Texas governor to extend the early voting period in the upcoming November general election. Abbott has already taken similar action during...
On Tuesday, Harris County Commissioners Court voted to create a new office to oversee election-related matters in the county after the November 2020 general election. Historically, Harris County has relied on the county clerk and the tax assessor-collector’s office...
The Harris County Clerk’s Office announced Thursday they had processed the vote-by-mail application of Beyoncé. The singer-songwriter and native Houstonian will be joining millions of other Texans in casting an absentee ballot this election. ...
In 39 states and the District of Columbia, registering to vote is as easy as clicking a button on a computer. In Texas, voters don’t have that option. Technically, a newly arrived Texan can start the process of registering to vote online. They must fill out a voter...
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement on Friday rejecting an initial request by Texas Democrats to overturn a lower court's decision temporarily blocking an expansion of vote-by-mail in Texas. A federal judge ruled in May to expand mail ballot access to all Texans...
President Trump intensified his fear-mongering campaign against voting by mail this week, warning in a series of tweets that foreign countries would print millions of mail ballots to rig U.S. elections. It’s the latest fabricated claim from the president about voting...
As President Donald Trump continues to propagate groundless conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud, let’s turn our attention towards the real conspiracy: voter suppression. Seven years ago today, on June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most...
Texas Democrats announced Tuesday that they are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in litigation that would allow Texans to vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic. The party is specifically asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling made by...