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Partisan stalemate shows need for shift in priorities
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San Antonio Express News
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Straus, J.
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07/18/2021
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1 TX bill
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Partisanship; State comparisons; Straus, Joe, III; Voting rights
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‘Jim Crow 2.0’ picks up where Capitol riot left off
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Burleson, B.
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06/12/2021
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1 TX bill
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Anderson, Charles 'Doc'; Birdwell, Brian; Election administration; Election fraud; Paxton, Ken; Riots; Sessions, Pete; Trump, Donald; U.S. Capitol; Voting rights
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Democrats win battle over GOP voting bill, but can’t win war without Joe Biden, Senate Dems
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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06/01/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Allred, Colin; Clardy, Travis; Davis, Yvonne; Election administration; House quorum; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Special sessions; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
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Groups' ad blasts Texas voting bill
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Longview News-Journal
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McNeely, D.
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05/27/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Hughs, Ruth Ruggero; Secretary of State, Texas; Voting rights
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Black Voters Matter caravans in Phelan’s district
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Brent, K.
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05/24/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Black or African American voters; Election administration; Phelan, Dade; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
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Harder to vote, easier to carry a handgun
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Longview News-Journal
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McNeely, D.
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05/13/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Castro, Julián; Constitutional carry; O'Rourke, Beto; Schwertner, Charles; Voting rights
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New dangers in Texas voting bills
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San Antonio Express News
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Kauffman, A.
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05/13/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Voting rights
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GOP’s voting curbs show long reach of 2013 Supreme Court ruling
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stohr, G.
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05/11/2021
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Racial discrimination; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Republican Texas legislators, like the governor, take a right turn
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Longview News-Journal
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Ramsey, R.
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05/11/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bush, George P.; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken; Political candidates; Religious conservatives (Politics); Republican Party of Texas
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MSNBC host O'Donnell posed to Rosie Castro the issue of the moment, what will come of voter suppression?
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San Antonio Express News
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Ayala, E.
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05/11/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Castro, Joaquin; Castro, Julián; Castro, Maria del Rosario 'Rosie'; Voting rights
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Julián Castro, Beto O’Rourke join hundreds at Texas Capitol rally against voting bills
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Austin American Statesman
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Asch, S.
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05/09/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Anchía, Rafael; Castro, Julián; Election administration; O'Rourke, Beto; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
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Texas GOP lawmakers trust you with a gun — but not with the vote
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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05/09/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Cain, Briscoe; Constitutional carry; González, Jessica; Schwertner, Charles; Voting rights
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Penalties now law in push by GOP
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Dallas Morning News
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Izaguirre, A.
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05/09/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Voting rights
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Castro, O’Rourke join rally against vote bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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05/09/2021
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1 TX bill
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Castro, Julián; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; O'Rourke, Beto; Patrick, Dan; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
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House and Senate versions of voting bill differ on key points
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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05/08/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration
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Texas House approves voting restrictions bill, heads closer to Governor Greg Abbott
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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05/08/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Anchía, Rafael; Bucy, John H., III; Cain, Briscoe; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Klick, Stephanie; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
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In new statement, Greater Houston Partnership condemns voter suppression with no mention of bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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05/08/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Greater Houston Partnership; Hidalgo, Lina; Turner, Sylvester; Voting rights
|
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Texas House hunkers down for late-night debate on GOP-backed elections bill
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Dallas Morning News
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McGaughy, L.
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05/07/2021
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1 TX bill
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Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; González, Jessica; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
|
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Will voting laws also hurt GOP?
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Dallas Morning News
|
Foley, R.
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05/07/2021
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1 TX bill
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Larson, Lyle; Republicans; Senior citizens; Voting by mail; Voting rights
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Democrats seek to chip away at GOP voting restriction bill in Texas House
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San Antonio Express News
|
Goldenstein, T.
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05/07/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Anchía, Rafael; Cain, Briscoe; Castro, Joaquin; Election administration; González, Jessica; Voting rights
|
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Florida latest to enact tougher voting rules
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San Antonio Express News
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Gardner, A.
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05/07/2021
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1 TX bill
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Florida; Republicans; Voting rights
|
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Texas House braces for fight over GOP voting measure
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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05/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; House Republican Caucus, Texas
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After counties followed wildly different voting protocols last year, Texas needs to clarify the rules
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Dallas Morning News
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Simmons, R.
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05/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Simmons, Ron
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Where's the leadership? Greater Houston Partnership should stand for Houston, against voter suppression.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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05/06/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Business climate; Greater Houston Partnership; Voting rights
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Turner, Hidalgo pull out of GHP luncheons over chamber's silence on Texas voting bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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05/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Greater Houston Partnership; Hidalgo, Lina; Parker, Annise; Turner, Sylvester; Voting rights
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Republicans should be making voting easier, not harder
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San Antonio Express News
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Larson, L.
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05/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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Early voting; Election administration; Larson, Lyle; Republican Party of Texas; Voting rights
|
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Despite Business Warnings, GOP Moves Ahead With Voting Bills
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Austin American Statesman
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Barrow, B.
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05/05/2021
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Business climate; State comparisons; Voting rights
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Snubbed by Greater Houston Partnership, 175 business leaders raise alarm about Texas voting bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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05/05/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Business climate; Greater Houston Partnership; Voting rights
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Texas-based companies oppose voter bills
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Bryan Eagle
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McNeely, D.
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05/04/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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American Airlines; Business climate; Dell Inc.; Dell, Michael; Georgia; Hinojosa, Gilberto; Hughes, Bryan; Patrick, Dan; Straus, Joe, III; Voting rights
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GOP bills target Harris County's efforts to expand voting. Here's how that played out in the 2020 election
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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05/02/2021
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Early voting; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Polling places; Voting by mail
|
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The Big Lie - How Texas steals your voting rights while you are sleeping
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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05/02/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Republicans; Texas Civil Rights Project; Voting rights
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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05/01/2021
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1 TX bill
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Cain, Briscoe; Cruz, Ted
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Democrats ask for federal review of Texas House Elections Committee after voting bill debacle
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Dallas Morning News
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McGaughy, L.
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04/30/2021
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Beckley, Michelle; Bucy, John H., III; Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; District attorneys; Election administration; Fierro, Art; González, Jessica; U.S. Attorney General; Voting rights
|
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Step 1 to fix voter fraud: Do no harm
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Dallas Morning News
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Zimmerman, A.
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04/29/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election fraud; Voting rights
|
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Greater Houston Partnership faces pressure from within to condemn Texas voting bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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04/28/2021
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1 TX bill
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Business climate; Election administration; Ellis, Rodney; Greater Houston Partnership; Hidalgo, Lina; Turner, Sylvester; Voting rights
|
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Hey lawmakers, young voters refusing to be shut out
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San Antonio Express News
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Ramirez, C.
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04/28/2021
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1 TX bill
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Tzintzún Ramirez, Cristina; Young voters
|
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Texas Democrats gather in Beaumont to send message to Texas Legislature
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Bain, K.
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04/27/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Citizen political participation; Democrats; Election administration; Floyd, George; Police misconduct
|
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THE BIG LIE - The Texas GOP's not listening, but voter suppression is bad for business
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
|
04/26/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Business climate; Election administration; Greater Houston Partnership; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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Uphold the Pledge of Allegiance and oppose SB 7 and HB 6
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Folberg, S.
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04/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Judaism; Voting rights
|
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The odds are against them, but Black lawmakers press ahead on opposing Confederate monuments, voting bills
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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04/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Black or African American politicians; Civil War monuments; Election administration; Reynolds, Ron; Texas State Capitol grounds; West, Royce
|
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Don’t let Texas become the next Georgia. We don’t need more restrictions on voting
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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04/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Hughes, Bryan; Voting rights
|
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Texas bills aims to boost confidence in elections, not restrict voting access
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
|
Warwick, R.
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04/25/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration
|
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Democracy depends on voting, even in city races
|
San Antonio Express News
|
Editorial
|
04/25/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Castro, Julián; Election administration; Municipal campaigns and elections; San Antonio, Texas; Voter turnout
|
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Faith leaders decry restrictions
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Dallas Morning News
|
Crary, D.
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04/19/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Clergy; Election administration; Georgia; Voting rights
|
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Activists protest Texas' voter bills at Greater Houston Partnership building downtown
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Houston Chronicle
|
Balter, E.
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04/18/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Business climate; Greater Houston Partnership; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
|
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Texas voting bills target Democratic strongholds, just like Georgia's new laws
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San Antonio Express News
|
Wallace, J.
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04/18/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election administration; Georgia; Hollins, Chris; Hughes, Bryan; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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Don't mess with Texas voters: What to know about group's ad campaign over GOP legislation
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Austin American Statesman
|
Moritz, J.
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04/17/2021
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1 TX bill
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Business climate; Voting rights
|
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Former Harris County clerk: No regrets over voting programs that sparked Texas legislative backlash
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Dallas Morning News
|
Barragan, J.
|
04/17/2021
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Cain, Briscoe; County clerks; Election administration; Election fraud; Harris County; Hollins, Chris; Hughes, Bryan; Patrick, Dan
|
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Dollar Votes
|
Rio Grande Guardian
|
Perryman, M.
|
04/16/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Business climate; Economic impact; Perryman, M. Ray; Voting rights; Workforce
|
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On voting bills and Bo’s Law
|
Dallas Morning News
|
Briseno, A.
|
04/14/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Dallas Police Department; Deadly force laws; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Jean, Botham; Johnson, Eric; Krause, Matt; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Police misconduct; Sherman, Carl O., Sr.; Shootings
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Texas Legislature should make voting easier, not harder
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Galveston Daily News
|
Jaworski, J.
|
04/13/2021
|
1 TX bill
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Election fraud; Voting rights
|
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CEOs set sights on voting bills
|
Dallas Morning News
|
Bl.
|
04/12/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Business climate; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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Controversial election bill advances
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Lufkin Daily News
|
Edwards, J.
|
04/12/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; Collier, Nicole; Election administration
|
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|
Bills would make elections less secure, less accessible
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Austin American Statesman
|
Grayson, T.
|
04/11/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Election administration; State comparisons
|
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House committee approves GOP election bill, HB 6, on party-line vote
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
04/09/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Election administration; Johnson, Luci Baines; Voting rights
|
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Georgia Furor Energizes Corporate Push Elsewhere Over Voter Laws
|
Houston Chronicle
|
Newkirk, M.
|
04/09/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Arizona; Election administration; Georgia; Voting rights
|
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It's not enough to fight Texas voter suppression. We must demand expansion.
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Houston Chronicle
|
Editorial
|
04/09/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Election administration; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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Voting restrictions bill draws opposition from Texas companies
|
Longview News-Journal
|
McNeely, D.
|
04/08/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
American Airlines; Business climate; Dell, Michael; Election administration; Hinojosa, Gilberto; Hughes, Bryan; Patrick, Dan; Straus, Joe, III; Voting rights
|
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State's proposed voting changes have ties to 2018
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Amarillo Globe-News
|
Ramsey, R.
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Election administration; Public opinion polls; Voter turnout
|
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Political fight over GOP election bills intensifies in Texas with economic effects debated
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Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Abbott, Greg; Business climate; Castro, Julián; Election administration; O'Rourke, Beto; Patrick, Dan; Perryman, M. Ray; Voting rights
|
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|
Republicans now want business leaders out of politics
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Houston Chronicle
|
Tomlinson, C.
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
|
Abbott, Greg; Business climate; Election administration; Patrick, Dan; Republican Party
|
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|
GOP's lurch to belligerent populism should have voters on edge
|
Houston Chronicle
|
Grieder, E.
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Abbott, Greg; Business climate; Election administration; Georgia; Patrick, Dan; Persons with disabilities; Voter turnout; Voting rights
|
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasts Hidalgo, Turner as 'liars' in fiery press conference on GOP voting bill
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Houston Chronicle
|
Wallace, J.
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
American Airlines; Election administration; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; Patrick, Dan; Turner, Sylvester; Voting rights
|
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|
Corporations, unlike leaders in Texas, step up for voters
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San Antonio Express News
|
Editorial
|
04/07/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
American Airlines; Business climate; Georgia; Major League Baseball; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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|
Holder: GOP is waging “multi-pronged war on democracy” through voting restriction bills
|
Dallas Morning News
|
Barragan, J.
|
04/06/2021
|
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
|
Cain, Briscoe; Holder, Eric; Hughes, Bryan; Republicans; Voting rights
|
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|
Corporations aren’t buying what GOP leaders are selling in voting debate
|
Longview News-Journal
|
Ramsey, R.
|
04/06/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Business climate; Election administration; Larson, Lyle; Patrick, Dan; Straus, Joe, III; Voting rights
|
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|
GOP voting bills draw business opposition in Texas, much to Dan Patrick's displeasure
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
04/05/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
American Airlines; Business climate; Cain, Briscoe; Dell, Michael; Election administration; Microsoft Corporation; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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|
Popovich slams GOP-led efforts to overhaul election rules
|
San Antonio Express News
|
Orsborn, T.
|
04/05/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
San Antonio Spurs; Voting rights
|
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|
Call Senate Bill 7 what it is: The Texas Voter Harassment Act
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Editorial
|
04/04/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Miles, Borris; Voting rights
|
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|
Tarrant County voters wonder why lawmakers want to make election participation harder
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
|
Dearman, E.
|
04/04/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Krause, Matt; Minority voters; Nelson, Jane; Powell, Beverly; Veasey, Marc; Voting by mail; Voting rights; Whitley, Glen
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|
Dell, American Airlines and other influential Texas companies decry proposed voting reforms
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Houston Chronicle
|
de Luna, M.
|
04/03/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
American Airlines; Business climate; Dell Inc.; Dell, Michael; Hughes, Bryan; Patrick, Dan; Voting rights
|
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|
Corporate criticism of GOP-led voting bills spreads to Texas
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Weber, P.
|
04/02/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Alvarado, Carol; Bettencourt, Paul; Voting rights
|
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|
Here's how Texas Republicans want to further restrict voting
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Houston Chronicle
|
Goldenstein, T.
|
04/02/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Alvarado, Carol; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Miles, Borris; Voting rights; West, Royce; Whitmire, John
|
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|
Georgia joins GOP effort to change state voter laws
|
Longview News-Journal
|
McNeely, D.
|
04/01/2021
|
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
|
Election administration; Election lawsuits; Georgia; Voting rights
|
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|
GOP feeds the Big Lie with voter suppression
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San Antonio Express News
|
Garcia, G.
|
03/31/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan; Voting rights
|
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|
GOP voter bills are natural sequel to ‘Big Lie,’ Capitol riot
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Waco Tribune Herald
|
Whitaker, B.
|
03/28/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Anderson, Charles 'Doc'; Birdwell, Brian; Bucy, John H., III; Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; Election laws; Paul, Dennis; Republican Party of Texas; Republicans; State comparisons; Texas Civil Rights Project; Texas Impact; Voting by mail; Voting rights; Whitley, David; Zaffirini, Judith
|
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|
For the second time this week, partisan fight derails GOP election bill, this time in the Texas House
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Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
03/26/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; Collier, Nicole; Creuzot, John; Election administration; Election fraud; González, Jessica; Hughes, Bryan; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas
|
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Testimony on key Texas voting bill called off after chairman blunders House committee rules
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Dallas Morning News
|
O'Hanlon, M.
|
03/26/2021
|
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
|
Cain, Briscoe; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Election fraud; Fierro, Art; González, Jessica; Rodriguez, Eddie
|
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|
Texans wanted to speak on a bill they fear will suppress votes. They never got a chance
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
|
Dearman, E.
|
03/26/2021
|
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
|
Cain, Briscoe; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; González, Jessica; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Rodriguez, Eddie
|
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|
200 Texans can't testify on GOP voting bill due to chairman's error
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Houston Chronicle
|
Goldenstein, T.
|
03/26/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Cain, Briscoe; Civil rights; Collier, Nicole; Common Cause; González, Jessica; House Committee on Elections; Open government; Republicans; Texas Civil Rights Project; Voting rights
|
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|
Cruz decries ‘shameless power grab’ in bill to curb state voter ID laws, let felons vote after release from prison
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Dallas Morning News
|
Gillman, T.
|
03/25/2021
|
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
|
Cruz, Ted; Election fraud; Election laws; Voting rights
|
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|
At least 72% of AG Ken Paxton's voter fraud prosecutions target people of color, analysis shows
|
Houston Chronicle
|
Goldenstein, T.
|
03/25/2021
|
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
|
Attorney General of Texas; Blacks or African Americans; Election fraud; Hispanics or Latinos; Paxton, Ken
|
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|
Senate Democrats block GOP election bills, for now
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Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
03/23/2021
|
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
|
Eckhardt, Sarah; Gutierrez, Roland; Hughes, Bryan; Menéndez, José; Powell, Beverly; Rules of the Texas Senate; Voting by mail; Voting rights; West, Royce
|
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|
Ad campaign targets GOP bills
|
Austin American Statesman
|
Lindell, C.
|
03/22/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Bettencourt, Paul; Cain, Briscoe; Voting rights
|
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|
Latest GOP assault on voting rights isn't fooling anybody
|
Houston Chronicle
|
Grieder, E.
|
03/17/2021
|
1 TX bill
|
Bettencourt, Paul; Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; Election fraud; Ellis, Rodney; Hughes, Bryan; Presidential Election 2020; Trump, Donald; Voting rights
|
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|
Gov. Abbott’s push for ‘election integrity’ prompts fears of restricting Texas voters
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
|
Dearman, E.
|
03/16/2021
|
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Cain, Briscoe; Collier, Nicole; Election fraud; Emergency legislation; Turner, Chris
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