Voter purge ill-advised from the start
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/06/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Legal settlements; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Senate Dems to block official
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
02/23/2019
6 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Buckingham, Dawn; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Rodríguez, José; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David; Whitmire, John
State official defends voter probe, says possible illegal activity found
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/21/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Head of voter list program: counties to blame
Houston Chronicle
Contreras, G.
02/21/2019
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights
Judge to hear voter list suit
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/19/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Whitley not right for this vital position
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
02/19/2019
6 doc(s)
Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Whitley, David
Texas Gov. Abbott's elections boss is in trouble
Longview News-Journal
Ramsey, R.
02/14/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Miles, Borris; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David; Whitmire, John
Whitley is not the right fit for Texas secretary of state
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
02/13/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; West, Royce; Whitley, David
Trump’s wall campaign, voter fraud draw Texas GOP focus
Austin American Statesman
Tilove, J.
02/11/2019
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Border security; El Paso, Texas; Election fraud; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Hall, Bob; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken; Public demonstrations; Secretary of State, Texas; Trump, Donald; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David
Official defends voter investigation to skeptical Democrats
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/08/2019
6 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Kolkhorst, Lois; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Texas senators grill top elections officer, criticizing call to scrub voter rolls to find noncitizens
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/08/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Kolkhorst, Lois; Menéndez, José; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Seliger, Kel; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David
Gregg County begins to verify names on voter rolls as Rusk halts probe
Longview News-Journal
Evans, G.
02/08/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Voter registration; Whitley, David
The GOP doesn’t really care about democracy -- only power
Austin American Statesman
Ramirez, C.
02/07/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; Naturalization; Republican Party of Texas; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Reject Whitley
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
02/07/2019
5 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Cascos, Carlos; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Kolkhorst, Lois; Miles, Borris; Pablos, Rolando; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Democrat wants answers on Texas voter-rolls flap during David Whitley's confirmation hearing
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
02/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Rights groups shouldn't settle for injunction alone
Galveston Daily News
Smith, M.
02/06/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; Republican Party of Texas; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Amid voter ‘purge,’ Latino legislators question whether Whitley should be confirmed as secretary of state
Austin American Statesman
Tilove, J.
02/05/2019
4 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Rodriguez, Eddie; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Third lawsuit filed against Texas 'purge list' investigation into potential noncitizen voters
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; League of Women Voters; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Texas voter purge effort facing mounting legal challenges by civil rights groups
El Paso Times
Moritz, J.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
American Civil Liberties Union; Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Rodriguez, Eddie; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Fort Worth attorney purged from voter rolls after 30 years. Was it because of her name?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tinsley, A.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
American Civil Liberties Union; Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Voter gaffe puts secretary before review
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Registrar, state leaders sued over voter review
Galveston Daily News
Ferguson, J.
02/03/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Galveston County; Lawsuits; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Hispanic Democrats say Texas voter roll purge effort is political gamesmanship
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
02/01/2019
4 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Hispanic or Latino voters; Voter registration; Whitley, David
