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Associated Press: Former Cabinet secretary defends auto dealerships from Tesla
“The perception this creates, on the heels of the Tesla deal, is concerning,” Ferguson said. “Each one of these things chips away at the state’s national reputation as to whether businesses can come in and get a fair shake. It hurts our economy.”
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Houston Public Media/NPR: Texas legislation would allow partisan actors to request election audits
"The process creates confusion and distrust in our democracy, inflames suspicion in the myth of rampant voter fraud, and keeps alive the hopes of those who were so consumed with sowing disbelief in our democracy and chasing conspiracy theories that they literally led an attack on the U.S. Capitol not even a year ago," Gómez said.
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VIDEO LINKS AND QUOTES from Today’s Media Briefing: Fighting for Fair Maps in the Face of Extreme Gerrymandering
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Senate Introduces & Must Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to Protect the Freedom to Vote from Racial Discrimination
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Austin American-Statesman: Texas Senate begins work on election audit, voting felony bills
"Texans deserve better than to have our ballots serve as fuel for an election conspiracy," she said.
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Inside Sources/Tribune News Service (Op-Ed): 2020 Election Audits: Bad for Public Trust, Good for Fundraisers
But the rest of us can stop falling for their scam, and stop subsidizing these unfounded attacks on America’s elections.
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NPR (AUDIO): Redistricting: What Happens When The Party With Power Gives Themselves More
CHANG: Stephanie Gomez is associate director of Common Cause Texas, a nonprofit that works on issues like voting and elections. She was waiting eagerly on Monday when Republican state lawmakers released their first draft of the new congressional map.
GOMEZ: I don't know if I'm allowed to cuss, but it was very like, oh, hell, like, it's - the maps are out. It was just - everyone open up the...
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Houston Chronicle: Over 1 million Houston voters change congressional districts under GOP redistricting plan
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The Hill: Cities become pawns in redistricting game
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Washington Post: New York’s redistricting tests Democratic opposition to gerrymandering
So far, critics like Lerner have been right. In its first attempt this year to draw new maps, the commission couldn’t agree, with Democrats drafting...
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Arizona Partisan Election Review ‘Findings’ Presented at No-Questions-Asked ‘Hearing’
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The Hill: Dozens of lawsuits filed ahead of redistricting presage years of litigation