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Common Cause Texas Calls Out Lawmakers’ Response to UT Austin Protests

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Common Cause Texas Calls Out Lawmakers’ Response to UT Austin Protests

“From attempts to prohibit polling places on campus to these mass arrests of peaceful protestors, it is clear the politicians in power in Texas are doing all they can to stifle the voices of those they disagree with," said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas.

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What Impact Will the Latino Vote Have in Texas This Year?

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What Impact Will the Latino Vote Have in Texas This Year?

“We’ve seen clear data showing that communities of color, including the Latinx community, are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic,” said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas, an organization promoting better democracy in Texas. “At the same time, we know that the systemic barriers that make voting harder than it needs to be also disproportionately impact Latinos and Latinas.”

Alabama Votes for Tommy Tuberville, and Democrats Name a Challenger in Maine

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Alabama Votes for Tommy Tuberville, and Democrats Name a Challenger in Maine

“The big issue we’ve seen is poll workers saying, ‘We don’t want to work this election because the governor isn’t requiring masks at polling locations,’” said Anthony Gutierrez, the executive director of Common Cause Texas, another voting rights group.

Over 37,000 have voted in Travis County runoff elections, clerk says

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Over 37,000 have voted in Travis County runoff elections, clerk says

“My takeaway from this low turnout election is that Texas is nowhere close to being ready for November when far more people will be voting,” said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of the politics watchdog group Common Cause Texas. “While there were relatively fewer problems in this election compared to the meltdowns we saw in the March primaries, things did not go smoothly by any means.”

Judge lets Texans cast absentee ballots — but AG threatens felony charges

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Judge lets Texans cast absentee ballots — but AG threatens felony charges

Anthony Gutierrez, the head of the watchdog group Common Cause, added that Paxton's threat to bring charges against voting rights groups put voters at risk.

"Threatening to prosecute Texans who simply want to vote without endangering themselves, their families or their neighbors is just cruel," he told the Dallas Morning News. "Everyone who works on voting rights or elections in Texas, including the secretary of state, has said this is a piece of law that is not clear, hence the litigation, and the judge made what we believe is...

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