VOTING IN TEXAS

Texas election bill seeks to retain limits on same-day registration changes
by Votebeat
| August 26, 2025
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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.

OPINION: Texas voters should decide who gets elected to Congress, not anti-democratic state laws
| August 14, 2025
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.

‘I did it for democracy—and I did it with my son’: The human cost behind Texas Democrats’ walkout
by Ms. Magazine
| August 7, 2025
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.

A power grab in plain sight: Inside Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push
by Ms. Magazine
| July 30, 2025
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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.

Beto on the 2026 Ballot?: ‘I Want to Make Sure Whatever I Do Is Helpful’
by Joi Louviere
| May 23, 2025
Will Beto run again?