Texas Republicans have made it clear that voter suppression is a legislative priority, and one of their biggest targets involves Harris County. State Rep. Jared Patterson filed a bill last week that would restrict voting hours at early voting locations to between 6...
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back to archiveHarris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis fires back at Ken Paxton
Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis did not mince words with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday. The indicted state attorney general recently sent a letter to Harris County informing them that the newly created office of Harris County...
Breaking: Federal court throws out Republican case to invalidate 127,000 votes
A federal district court dismissed Republican litigation on Monday that sought to invalidate more than 127,000 Harris County votes cast through curbside voting locations. Judge Andrew Hanen said Republicans did not have standing. The Texas Supreme Court tossed out...
Texas Republicans file another lawsuit to end curbside voting
Texas Republicans are asking the Texas Supreme Court to invalidate curbside voting, reports the Austin American-Statesman. The lawsuit, filed by two GOP candidates and a Texas Statehouse Republican lawmaker, argues that Texas Election Code does not recognize...
Texas is a voter suppression state new study shows
A new study confirms what Texas Democrats have been saying all along, that Texas isn’t a “red state,” it’s a state where Republicans have used voter suppression tactics to maintain power. A team of political scientists have compiled a “cost of voting index”...
Texas Republican attempt to suppress vote flops in court
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a series of lawsuits by the Texas and Harris County Republican Party attempting to stop curbside voting. The court did not issue a detailed opinion as to why. The decision is being hailed as a victory by...
On “The Circus,” Patrick flails on a number of voting questions
With less than three weeks until election day, The Circus came to Texas. More specifically, Showtime’s The Circus, a television documentary series in its fifth season, now chronicling the 2020 election. In the latest episode, a crew traveled to Texas and scored an...
Appeals court backs Abbott’s voter suppression
A federal appeals court has overturned the orders of a lower court blocking Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to limit mail ballot drop off locations. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman temporarily blocked the governor's order. The Fifth Circuit Court...
Op-Ed: Tackle the fraud, not the vote: a millennial Republican’s plea to the GOP
Ben Proler is a National Board Member of MaverickPAC, the premier national network for conservative young business professionals. Dear GOP Leadership, Our party says it wants to make voting easier but then does the opposite. We restrict polling places and oppose...