Effort to reinstate Crystal Mason's voter fraud conviction is vindictive
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/13/2024
3 doc(s)
Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Sorrells, Phil; Tarrant County District Attorney
Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, B.
04/30/2024
3 doc(s)
2nd Court of Appeals, Texas; Court decisions; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Ex-offenders; Sorrells, Phil; Tarrant County District Attorney
Prosecutor appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
04/26/2024
3 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Felonies; Voting rights; Wrongful convictions
Tarrant County DA appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
04/26/2024
3 doc(s)
2nd Court of Appeals, Texas; Election fraud; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Tarrant County District Attorney
Crystal Mason was acquitted, but will Texas repeat its mistakes?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
04/02/2024
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Election fraud; Provisional ballots; Wrongful convictions
Texas court acquits Crystal Mason after being sentenced to five years over voting error
Austin American Statesman
Malenfant, M.
03/31/2024
4 doc(s)
Appellate courts; Court decisions; Election fraud; Felonies; Legislative Black Caucus, Texas; Provisional ballots; Reynolds, Ron; Voting rights
Crystal Mason didn’t vote illegally, so why did it take so long to set her free?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kennedy, B.
03/31/2024
4 doc(s)
2nd Court of Appeals, Texas; Bucy, John H., III; Burrows, Dustin; Court decisions; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Paxton, Ken; Provisional ballots; Tax evasion
‘Overwhelmed with joy’: Crystal Mason celebrates overturned illegal voting conviction
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Moore-Carrillo, J.
03/30/2024
3 doc(s)
2nd Court of Appeals, Texas; Court decisions; Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud
Tarrant illegal voting case that has drawn national attention argued before appeals court
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Johnson, K.
04/19/2023
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
2nd Court of Appeals, Texas; Election fraud; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Provisional ballots; Voting rights
Senate committee advances bill that raises penalty for illegal voting — less than two years after lowering it
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
03/01/2023
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bledsoe, Gary L.; Election fraud; Hughes, Bryan; Menéndez, José; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Phelan, Dade; Zaffirini, Judith
Illegal voting conviction may be overturned for North Texas woman
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
05/12/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Provisional ballots
Attorneys appealing Crystal Mason illegal voting case look to new Texas election law
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
12/12/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Election administration; Election fraud
Crystal Mason seeks illegal voting conviction to be overturned under new Texas election law
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
12/11/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Election administration; Election fraud; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice)
New election laws demand resolve, smarts
Waco Tribune Herald
Whitaker, B.
09/12/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Election administration; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
Texas Republicans quietly reduced penalties for honest voting mistakes
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
09/11/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Allison, Steve; Bernal, Diego; Election administration; Election fraud; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Phelan, Dade
Texas election bill close to passage in state legislature as session nears end
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
08/31/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; Hughes, Bryan
Texas Republicans clash over measure to stop innocent mistakes from being prosecuted as voter fraud
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
08/29/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Cain, Briscoe; Election administration; Election fraud; Felonies; Hughes, Bryan; Murr, Andrew; Zwiener, Erin
Frustration, reinforced focus on meeting with Biden mark Texas Dems’ 11th day in Washington
Dallas Morning News
Justin, R.
07/23/2021
2 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Biden, Joe; Cornyn, John; Election fraud; House quorum; Morales Shaw, Penny; O'Rourke, Beto; Raymond, Richard Peña; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
On Texas voting rules, the fear is the point
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
07/18/2021
2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Election administration; Election fraud; Paxton, Ken; Voting rights
Arrested for voting? Hervis Rogers and the case against disappearing our voters.
Houston Chronicle
Brown, M.
07/15/2021
5 doc(s)
Election fraud; Ex-offenders; Paxton, Ken; Voting rights
Fraud case looms over battle on voting laws
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
05/16/2021
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Bucy, John H., III; Criminal appeals; Election administration; Election fraud; Felonies
The Big Lie - Is Crystal Mason proof of Texas election fraud - or of a political ploy?
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
04/18/2021
3 doc(s)
Election fraud; Provisional ballots
GOP's lurch to belligerent populism should have voters on edge
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
04/07/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Business climate; Election administration; Georgia; Patrick, Dan; Persons with disabilities; Voter turnout; Voting rights
Texas criminal court agrees to review Fort Worth woman’s illegal voting conviction
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ramirez Jr., D.
04/01/2021
3 doc(s)
Criminal Appeals, Texas Court of; Election fraud; Provisional ballots
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
Most Texans support extra week of early voting, cool to GOP proposals to restrict voting
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
03/19/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration; Public opinion polls
‘I refuse to be afraid.’ Appeal filed in Tarrant County woman’s illegal voting conviction
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Johnson, K.
12/02/2020
3 doc(s)
Election fraud; Provisional ballots
Crystal Mason, jailed for illegal voting conviction after casting provisional ballot, seeks to have conviction over-turned
San Antonio Express News
Harper, K.
12/02/2020
2 doc(s)
Election fraud; Provisional ballots; Sherman, Carl O., Sr.; Thompson, Senfronia
Punishment doesn’t fit crime for mother who got 5 years for ‘illegal voting’
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
03/29/2020
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Allen, Alma A.; Coleman, Garnet; Dutton, Harold, Jr.; Election fraud; Felonies; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice)
Texas appeals court lets controversial illegal voting conviction stand
Dallas Morning News
Ura, A.
03/22/2020
4 doc(s)
Criminal appeals; Election fraud; Felonies; Provisional ballots
