BREAKING: Tarrant County GOP Judge is Attempting to Suppress the Youth Vote
Judge O’Hare plans to pass proposals that would eliminate early voting sites and prevent voter registration efforts.
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Texas House Passes Bills Targeting Harris County, Undermining Voters’ Choices
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ADVISORY: Final Vote Saturday in Texas House on Dangerous Election Bills
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Texas Legislature Passes Bipartisan Bill Addressing Mail-in Ballot Issues
The Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1599 Wednesday afternoon, which will make necessary modernization updates to the mail-in ballot process and election systems, improve the online ballot tracker, and enable more Texans to correct defects on mail-in ballots.
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RELEASE: Fast-Moving Slate of Anti-Voter Bills in Texas Legislature Threaten Voting Rights
Republican supermajorities in the country’s second-most populous state consider ways to criminalize voting and create paths to overturn election results.
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TODAY at 10:30 a.m. CT: Hearing on Texas Bill that Will Criminalize Voting for Vulnerable Texans
Texas lawmakers will hear House Bill 1243, a dangerous elections bill that would increase the criminal penalty of voting violations from a misdemeanor to a second-degree felony, which can carry a punishment of two to 20 years in state prison.
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MEDIA RELEASE: How Texas’ New Secretary of State Could Make Voting More Accessible
Fifteen Texas voting rights groups sent a letter to new Texas Sec. of State Jane Nelson outlining steps her office could take to improve voter turnout.
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Statement on Texas Senate’s Passage of Criminalization of Voting Bill
The anti-voter Senate Bill 2 passed the Senate Monday, and now will head to the Texas House of Representatives for consideration.
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Statement on Dangerous Attempt in Texas Legislature to Criminalize Voting
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee held a hearing Monday on Senate Bill 2, a dangerous attempt to increase the criminal penalties for those who may make inadvertent mistakes when voting.
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New Common Cause Report: Texas Voters Faced Preventable Challenges at the Polls in 2022
New Common Cause Texas report on the 2022 election cycle details how Texas, one of the hardest states to vote in, fell short in serving voters
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New Legislation Calls for Much Needed Campaign Contribution Limits in Texas
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Common Cause Texas Prepares to Defend Voting Rights During Upcoming Legislative Session
Voting access will be a major issue as Texas's state legislature gavels in on Tuesday.
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Texans Turn Out to Vote, Despite Confusion at the Polls
Common Cause Texas’ Election Protection Program helped thousands of Texas voters overcome obstacles on Election Day
