Texas Bills and Amendments

Legal documents

• State of Texas v. Bruce Elfant, et al.; Plaintiff’s original verified petition and application for temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and permanent injunction (No. D-1-GN-24-005849, asking court to prevent defendants from hiring a third party to identify unregistered voters in their jurisdiction; voter registration). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
  By 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas
  Publication Date: September 5, 2024
• State of Texas v. Jacquelyn Callanen, et al.; Plaintiff's original verified petition and application for temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and permanent injunction (No. 2024CI19710, challenging Bexar County's alleged unlawful decision to send voter registration applications to potentially ineligible voters). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
  By 73rd Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas
  Publication Date: September 4, 2024
• Andy Brown, et al., v. Ken Paxton and Jane Nelson; Complaint for equitable, declaratory, and injunctive relief (No. 1:24-cv-01095, seeking an order finding that Travis County’s work to identify unregistered voters is lawful and allowing the county to proceed with its voter registration efforts as planned). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
  By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division
  Publication Date: September 17, 2024

Texas Governor Materials

• Governor Abbott announces over 1 million ineligible voters removed from voter rolls. (Link Type: Press Release)
  By Governor Greg Abbott
  Publication Date: August 26, 2024

Other

• Letter to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, RE: Urging the Secretary of State to request citizenship data from the federal government that would enable Texas to determine the citizenship status of certain registered voters for whom the state cannot verify eligibility to vote (includes proposed letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services demanding assistance in verifying citizenship of a relatively small percentage of currently registered voters). (Link Type: Letter)
  By Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
  Publication Date: September 18, 2024
• Letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Direct Ur M. Jaddou, RE: Requesting assistance with verifying current citizenship or immigration status for certain individuals who are registered to vote in Texas but have not yet validated their citizenship through the Texas Department of Public Safety or another state agency in Texas. (Link Type: Letter)
  By Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson
  Publication Date: September 18, 2024