Former Harris County clerk Chris Hollins announces run for Houston mayor
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
02/08/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Election administration; Hollins, Chris; Mayoral campaigns and elections; Whitmire, John
Lawmakers tussle over election bills in House committee hearings
Dallas Morning News
Briseno, A.
03/19/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Beckley, Michelle; Bonnen, Greg; Cain, Briscoe; Clardy, Travis; Election administration; Election fraud; González, Jessica; Paul, Dennis; Voting by mail
Gov. Abbott’s push for ‘election integrity’ prompts fears of restricting Texas voters
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
03/16/2021
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Cain, Briscoe; Collier, Nicole; Election fraud; Emergency legislation; Turner, Chris
TWO VIEWS: IMPROVING HOW WE VOTE: Let’s keep these innovations in our elections
Austin American Statesman
Smith, G.
11/16/2020
3 doc(s)
Election administration
Vote today, and reject those who suppress this right
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
11/03/2020
2 doc(s)
Presidential Campaign 2020; Voting rights
The most important voice on Election Day is yours
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
11/01/2020
5 doc(s)
Voter turnout
We all need courage and patience
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
11/01/2020
5 doc(s)
Election administration; Presidential Campaign 2020; Voter turnout
Ace in the hole: Appeals court blocks another election order, this time face masks at polls
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/30/2020
1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Medical equipment; Paxton, Ken; Pulliam, Jason
Supreme Court upholds Abbott limit on mail ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/29/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Governor’s limit on dropoff ballot locations stands
Houston Chronicle
Staff
10/29/2020
6 doc(s)
Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Up all night: Harris County offers 24-hour voting Thursday
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
10/29/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration; Harris County; Hollins, Chris; Polling places
Supreme Court upholds Abbott limit on mail ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/28/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Texas Supreme Court upholds Gov. Abbott’s order limiting counties to one mail ballot drop site
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/28/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Project Veritas activists release San Antonio video purporting to show voter fraud
San Antonio Express News
Blackman, J.
10/28/2020
3 doc(s)
Congressional campaigns; Election fraud; Garza, Mauro; Paxton, Ken; Project Veritas
As appeal proceeds, Texas Supreme Court blocks multiple ballot drop sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/25/2020
5 doc(s)
Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Texas Supreme Court stays order that had blocked Gov. Greg Abbott’s mail ballot drop-off limits
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/25/2020
4 doc(s)
Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Abbott’s order on dropoff sites OK’d by court
Houston Chronicle
Staff
10/25/2020
4 doc(s)
Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Texas Supreme Court allows Abbott’s mail-in ballot order to continue
San Antonio Express News
Tedesco, J.
10/25/2020
4 doc(s)
Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Appeals court upholds order against Abbott’s limit on ballot drop sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/24/2020
4 doc(s)
3rd Court of Appeals, Texas; Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
Texas appellate court blocks Abbott’s order limiting ballot dropoff sites
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
10/24/2020
4 doc(s)
Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail
Americans on a mission; so are outside influences
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
10/24/2020
2 doc(s)
Email; Iran; Ratcliffe, John; Russia; Voting rights
The Texas-size problem as GOP tries to survive the Trump chapter
San Antonio Express News
Will, G.
10/24/2020
1 doc(s)
McCain, John; Obama, Barack; Presidential Campaign 2020; Republican Party; Trump, Donald
32,000 Harris County voters return mail ballots to vote in person
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
10/23/2020
4 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration; Harris County; Postal service; Voting by mail
Explainer: Everything you wanted to know about mail ballots but were afraid to ask
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
10/23/2020
5 doc(s)
Election administration; Voting by mail
Postal Service assures all ballots will be postmarked, after one Dallas voter was denied
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/22/2020
2 doc(s)
Postal service; Voting by mail
Congressional contenders disagree on voter suppression, but urge participation
Valley Morning Star
Wilson, M.
10/22/2020
3 doc(s)
Congressional campaigns; De La Cruz, Monica; Gonzalez, Vicente; Voting rights
Elections 2020: What you should know about voting by mail in Texas for the Nov. 3 election
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
10/21/2020
5 doc(s)
Voting by mail
Texas college student flies home from California to cast his ballot as voter turnout surges
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/21/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Voter turnout
Three planks of the Trump GOP platform
San Antonio Express News
Gerson, M.
10/21/2020
2 doc(s)
Presidential Campaign 2020; Republican Party; Trump, Donald
Patrick calls voter fraud the ‘dirty secret’ of politics
San Antonio Express News
Wallace, J.
10/21/2020
6 doc(s)
Election fraud; Patrick, Dan; Voting by mail
Running government like a business -- except for elections
Amarillo Globe-News
Ramsey, R.
10/19/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Voting by mail
Harris County Republicans have benefited from mail ballots in recent elections, analysis shows
Houston Chronicle
Morris, M.
10/18/2020
5 doc(s)
Harris County; Trump, Donald; Voting by mail
‘Never seen people more determined to vote’ —Wolff impressed with voter commitment as hotly contested races attract high numbers to polling sites
San Antonio Express News
Hardaway, L.
10/18/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Voter turnout; Wolff, Nelson
Texas GOP tries to suppress the vote
Abilene Reporter-News
US.
10/17/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Travis County judge blocks Abbott order limiting ballot drop sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/16/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Travis County early voting: More than 36,000 ballots cast by 6:30 p.m Thursday
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
10/16/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Travis County; Voter turnout
State district court halts Gov. Abbott’s limit on mail ballot drop-off sites
Dallas Morning News
Briseno, A.
10/16/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail
Harris County hits 100,000 ballots cast for third day in a row
Houston Chronicle
McGuinness, D.
10/16/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Harris County; Voter turnout
Texas AG says appeal means Abbott’s ballot drop-off order stands
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
10/16/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Travis County posts big second day early voting totals
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, N.
10/15/2020
1 doc(s)
DeBeauvoir, Dana; Early voting; Greenberg, Sherri; Travis County; Voter turnout
Make Voting Easier, Not Harder
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/15/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Voting by mail
We're voting despite more restrictions
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
10/15/2020
2 doc(s)
Election fraud; Voting by mail
Enough talk, let’s get votin’
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
10/14/2020
3 doc(s)
Early voting; Voter turnout; Voting by mail
Appeals court allows Abbott to close multiple ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/14/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial powers; Ho, James C.; Voting by mail
Marathon wait times, snaking lines mark the first day of early voting in Texas
Austin American Statesman
Bradshaw, K.
10/14/2020
3 doc(s)
DeBeauvoir, Dana; Early voting; Voter turnout
In late-night decision, appeals court says Texas can limit mail ballot drop-off sites
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/14/2020
5 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Abbott, Greg; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Election machine glitch delays early voting in Fort Bend, sparking calls for investigation
Houston Chronicle
Lewis, B.
10/14/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Fort Bend County; Reynolds, Ron; Voting systems
Ballot drop-off restriction upheld
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
10/14/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
Rock the Vote: First day of early voting in Smith County on par with 2016 turnout
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Wellerman, Z.
10/14/2020
2 doc(s)
Early voting; Smith County; Voter turnout
Texas elections: Voting during pandemic will have challenges, but robust turnout expected
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
10/13/2020
5 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Coronavirus; Election administration; Hughs, Ruth Ruggero; Voting by mail
Vote
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
10/13/2020
3 doc(s)
Early voting
Early voting begins Tuesday across Texas
Houston Chronicle
Blackman, J.
10/12/2020
7 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration; Medical equipment
Court allows dropoff limits to remain for now
Houston Chronicle
Staff
10/12/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Voting by mail
Fifth Circuit stays lower court ruling allowing multiple ballot dropoff sites
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
10/12/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Attorney General of Texas; Election administration; Voting by mail
Texas elections: Voting during pandemic will have challenges, but robust turnout expected
Abilene Reporter-News
Moritz, J.
10/11/2020
6 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; DeBeauvoir, Dana; Early voting; Election administration; Hughs, Ruth Ruggero; Medical equipment; Polling places; Voting by mail
Abbott’s order limiting ballot drop-off sites stands, for now
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/11/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Federal appeals court order again limits Texas counties to single mail-in ballot drop-off location
Dallas Morning News
Marfin, C.
10/11/2020
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Attorney General of Texas; Election administration; Voting by mail
Republican-led states made voting easier during the pandemic. And then there’s Texas.
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
10/11/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Paxton, Ken; Republicans; State comparisons; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Stay filed on ruling on ballot drop-offs
San Antonio Express News
Te.
10/11/2020
3 doc(s)
Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Federal judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order limiting number of mail ballot drop-off sites in Texas
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/10/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Executive orders; Voting by mail
County can reopen 11 ballot drop sites
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
10/10/2020
3 doc(s)
Election administration; Voting by mail
Final Countdown: Cameron County gets ready for early voting
Valley Morning Star
Sheridan, E.
10/10/2020
3 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration
Judge urged to void Abbott order limiting ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/09/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
U.S. judge casts doubt on Abbott’s limit to mail-ballot dropoff sites
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
10/09/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
North Texas mayoral candidate accused of faking dozens of mail-in ballot applications
San Antonio Express News
Harris, C.
10/09/2020
3 doc(s)
Carrollton, Texas; Election fraud; Mayoral campaigns and elections; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
Voting by mail in Texas? What you need to know about mail-in ballots
Austin American Statesman
Staff
10/08/2020
4 doc(s)
Voting by mail
Early voting will start Oct. 13 as Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to order granting extension
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/08/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Early voting; Gubernatorial powers; Harris County; Paxton, Ken; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Court blocks Houston plan on mail-in ballots
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
10/08/2020
9 doc(s)
Election lawsuits; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Early voting can start Oct. 13, Texas Supreme Court rules
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
McCullough, J.
10/08/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Early voting; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Executive orders; Gubernatorial powers; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas
Abbott cuts voting access
Galveston Daily News
McNeely, D.
10/08/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to stop early voting extension
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
10/08/2020
3 doc(s)
Early voting; Election administration; Republican Party of Texas; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas
Harris County cannot send mail ballot applications to all voters, Texas Supreme Court rules
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
10/08/2020
4 doc(s)
Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Harris County; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Voter Suppression in Texas
Rio Grande Guardian
Canales, T.
10/08/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
Abbott trying to suppress mail-in votes
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
10/07/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail
Third lawsuit filed to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail ballot drop-off sites
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/06/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Gov. Abbott's latest retreat comes at the expense of Texas voters
Longview News-Journal
Ramsey, R.
10/06/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Voting by mail
How a late flurry of legal actions will affect voters, Nov. 3 election
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/05/2020
1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Coronavirus; Early voting; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Straight ticket voting; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Voting by mail
Shame on Abbott for shuttering ballot drop sites
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
10/04/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Voting by mail; Voting rights
What Texas voters must know to register, vote in election
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
10/04/2020
3 doc(s)
Election administration; Voter registration; Voting by mail
Gov. Abbott’s latest ham-fisted voter suppression scheme is outrageous, embarrassing
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
10/04/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; George, KP; Hidalgo, Lina; Turner, Sylvester; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Abbott hits a new low with his voter-suppression order
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
10/04/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Patrick, Dan; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Analysis: The confounding commotion around voting in Texas
Victoria Advocate
Ramsey, R.
10/04/2020
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Early voting; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail
Republican radicals turn governor into their puppet
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
10/04/2020
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Religious conservatives (Politics); Voting by mail; Voting rights
Abbott sued to block order limiting ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/03/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Voting rights groups sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for limiting mail ballot drop-off locations
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
10/03/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Abbott’s order closing ballot drop-off sites is voter suppression — plain and simple.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
10/03/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Voting rights groups sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over mail ballot drop-off order
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
10/03/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail; Voting rights
It’s a legal ‘roller coaster,’ says Bexar County elections chief; thousands have cast ballots already
San Antonio Express News
Huddleston, S.
10/03/2020
4 doc(s)
Election administration; Election lawsuits; Voting by mail
Abbott orders counties to close multiple ballot drop-off sites
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
10/02/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Harris County; Travis County; Voting by mail
Abbott limits Texas counties to one mail-in ballot dropoff location in move Democrats decry as ‘voter suppression’
Dallas Morning News
Briseno, A.
10/02/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Canseco, Francisco 'Quico'; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Hidalgo, Lina; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Turner, Sylvester; Voting by mail
Abbott’s limit on mail-in drop-off locations draws rebuke: ‘Vote these cowards out’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stevenson, S.
10/02/2020
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; American Civil Liberties Union; Election administration; Hinojosa, Gilberto; Voting by mail
Smart Financial Centre tapped for mega-voting
Houston Chronicle
Staff
10/02/2020
1 doc(s)
Countywide Polling Place Program; Fort Bend County; Polling places
Gov. Abbott forces Harris County to close 11 mail ballot drop-off sites, leaving just one
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
10/02/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Harris County; Paxton, Ken; Voting by mail
As Trump Sows Doubts on Mail, Democrats Push More In-Person Voting
New York Times
Epstein, R.
10/02/2020
1 doc(s)
Governor says all counties can have just 1 each
San Antonio Express News
Huddleston, S.
10/02/2020
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Bexar County; Callanen, Jacquelyn F. 'Jacque'; DeBeauvoir, Dana; Election administration; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; Hollins, Chris; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Voting by mail
