Voting In State
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How Texas officials make sure elections are safe and secure
Here are all the ways—from testing machines to video surveillance at vote-counting stations—officials keep elections safe.
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Hinojosa warns Texas’ map could shape Congress as Voting Rights Act turns 61
Texas’ political map takes center stage as Hinojosa marks 61 years of the Voting Rights Act
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MAGA is alive and well in Texas
Despite a poor economy and historically low approval ratings, key wins last night show how much influence President Trump still wields over Republican voters in the state.
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Texans will head back to the polls for these runoff elections in May
In Texas, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win an election, otherwise the top two vote-getters face a rematch in a runoff election, which will be held on May 26.
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Do primary results signal a change in Texas politics?
Texas Republicans will return to the polls in May to select their candidate to run for the U.S. Senate.
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Houston voters just filled a vacant seat. Now they’re voting again.
Rep. Christian Menefee of Texas, the newest member of Congress, started the job Monday – and now has just four weeks to convince Houston voters he already deserves reelection.
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Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, complying with the Trump administration’s demands for access to data on millions of voters across the country.
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Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary
After months of laying the groundwork to hand-count thousands of ballots in the March 3 primary, the Dallas County Republican Party announced on Tuesday it has decided not to do so, opting instead to contract with the county elections department to administer the election using voting equipment.
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Dallas County Republicans’ plan to hand-count primary ballots moves forward
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the US. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Dallas County Republicans say they’re planning to go ahead with…
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Rep. Marc Veasey drops bid for Tarrant County judge
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, announced Monday he is withdrawing from the race for Tarrant County judge, a week after his 11th-hour decision to run for the county executive post.
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Nearly 75K Houstonians cast a ballot during the first week of early voting in Texas
One week of early voting is in the books for Harris County, and the unofficial numbers have fallen short compared to past years. The good news is that Houstonians still have until Friday to cast their ballot before Election Day.
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Local elections let Texas voters shape their communities
My neighbor Tamara is tired of politics; she tells me this all the time. She says she doesn’t watch the news except for the weather, and would rather read a good book instead. I get it, I tell her, as I drop off a paperback I just finished. But Tamara is also pretty fed up…
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Grab a free ride to the polls during early voting in Houston with METRO
Transit authorities across Houston are offering free rides to the polls during the early voting period (which lasts until Oct. 31) and on Election Day (which falls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 this year). The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is offering free roundtrip rides to Houstonians looking to cast their vote.
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17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.
By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune “17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The…
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Op-Ed: Central Texas deserves better than Rep. John Carter
Our communities have changed. They’ve grown. They’re focused on the future. We deserve a representative who’s ready to grow with us.
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Texas election bill seeks to retain limits on same-day registration changes
Under legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, voters could update their address at the polls, but they couldn’t immediately cast a ballot based on the new one.
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OPINION: Texas voters should decide who gets elected to Congress, not anti-democratic state laws
Its slash-and-burn cuts to Medicaid, senseless restrictions on food assistance programs, and permanent tax breaks for the wealthy are, surprisingly, not the only source of my anger. As a 40-year resident of Houston, I’m more enraged that our district’s needs and demands were cut from the conversation.
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‘I did it for democracy—and I did it with my son’: The human cost behind Texas Democrats’ walkout
In an effort to block Republican redistricting plans, more than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state this week—a bold political act that comes with personal consequences.
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A power grab in plain sight: Inside Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push
Texas Republicans are backing a mid-decade redistricting campaign to secure GOP control of Congress, a move that Democrats and civil rights activists call a partisan power grab driven by Donald Trump.
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Op-Ed: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ — SB 16 hurts young, other marginalized voters
Senate Bill 16’s proposed voter ID requirements don’t strengthen election security, they just further exclude young, rural, and low-income Texans.
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How to stay politically engaged in between election cycles
From engaging with representatives to joining advocacy groups, there are numerous ways to continue participating in democracy and shaping policy after the polls close. Every election, voters cast their ballots to have a say in the governments that pass and implement the many policies that shape their lives. But democratic participation doesn’t have to end…
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Electoral misinformation in Texas: What you should know to avoid it.
Disinformation spikes during major U.S. elections. Experts urge verifying sources, fact-checking and careful content sharing. With every major U.S. election cycle, disinformation takes center stage once again, sowing confusion and eroding trust in democratic processes. This trend is far from surprising: the Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum estimates that disinformation will be…
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Gina Ortiz Jones’ crusade to elect 3 Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court
Ousting anti-abortion extremists from the state’s highest court is within reach, Jones says.
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Here’s how to vote in Texas as an out-of-state college student
If you are an out-of-state college student and need to now how to vote in a Texas election, here is a step-by step guide.
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How to get involved in get-out-the-vote efforts in Texas
Feeling helpless ahead of the November election? There are multiple ways to get involved in the effort to get people to the polls.
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GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails
Two Tarrant County Republicans crossed party lines to secure easy voting for college students.
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These offices are on Texas ballots this year
Election season is just around the corner, and it’s likely you’ve heard about the big races, including the one for our next US president. But what about races that are local to Texas—and even DFW? There are actually tons of offices and positions on the ballot this November, and it may be surprising to hear…
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How Texans with disabilities can vote in the November election
Every polling place will offer at least one kind of accessible voting equipment for federal elections.
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Clinging to hope: What voting means for Dallas’ Stacia Doss
The 36-year-old may have a lot of reasons to feel hopeless this election season, but fear isn’t stopping her from exercising her right to vote.
