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Texas legislature session begins with focus on democracy reforms
As the 89th Texas legislative session approaches, lawmakers are set to convene on January 14 in Austin.
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Common Cause to discuss voting rights in Southern states
Common Cause is set to host the first in a series of press briefings titled "Protecting Democracy in the South."
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Texas voting rights groups call on lawmakers to prioritize voters in speaker selection
Today, nine nonpartisan voting rights organizations addressed a letter to the Texas House Republican and Democratic Caucuses.
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Texans head to polls for local runoff elections impacting millions
Election Day is set for tomorrow, December 14, for over three million Texans involved in the 2024 Local Runoff Elections.
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Early voting ends tomorrow for Texas runoff elections
Early voting for the 2024 runoff elections in specific Texas counties is set to conclude tomorrow, December 10.
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Texas faces certification deadline amid calls for improved electoral participation
Tuesday, November 19 marks the deadline for Texas counties to certify the results of the recent general election.
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Texas mail-in ballot curing deadline set for November 12
After the general election, Texas voters with signature issues on their mail ballots or those who voted provisionally have until Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m. to rectify these issues to ensure their votes are counted.
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Tarrant County judge schedules meeting amid controversy over youth voting measures
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has reportedly scheduled a special meeting of the Commissioners Court to consider two controversial voter suppression proposals on Thursday. The meeting is set for a day when the Court’s two Democratic members will be out of the state, absences that Judge O’Hare was informed about over a month ago.
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Texas GOP proposes electoral college system for statewide elections
AUSTIN — Over the holiday weekend, Texas lawmakers voted to create a platform that would establish a statewide “electoral college.” The platform includes a call for a constitutional amendment requiring statewide candidates running for office to carry a majority of Texas’ 254 counties to win an election. Lawmakers plan to finalize the platform today.
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Senate committee considers ending long-standing countywide polling place program
DALLAS – As voters participate in the primary runoff elections today, state leaders are preparing for a hearing tomorrow where some legislators will advocate ending the Countywide Polling Place program (CWPP). The Republican platform, adopted over the weekend, calls for terminating the CWPP.
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Common Cause Texas Calls Out Lawmakers’ Response to UT Austin Protests
AUSTIN – Yesterday, more than 50 students were arrested on the University of Texas campus during a peaceful protest in response to the war in Gaza. Also arrested was a photographer covering the protest for Fox 7 Austin. News of the arrests was applauded by conservative politicians, chiefly Governor Greg Abbott who posted on X “Arrests being made right now & will continue until the crowd disperses. These protesters belong in jail.” Governor Abbott’s deployment of more than 100 Department of Public Safety troopers comes in the wake of an order he issued on March 27th warning...
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Common Cause Texas criticizes response to UT Austin protests
AUSTIN – Yesterday, more than 50 students were arrested on the University of Texas campus during a peaceful protest in response to the war in Gaza. Also arrested was a photographer covering the protest for Fox 7 Austin.
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Common Cause criticizes unlimited campaign donations in Texas
Since November 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have received nearly $10 million in individual-donor contributions for their political campaigns, despite neither being on the ballot in 2024.
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Common Cause Texas releases report on money's role in state politics
As the Texas Legislature gathers for public hearings in its fourth special session, Common Cause Texas has published a report titled "ALEC-tioneering: Unmasking Money & Influence in Texas Politics."
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Texas receives low grades for its 2020 redistricting process
Common Cause, an organization focused on combating gerrymandering, has released a report evaluating the 2020 redistricting process across all 50 states.
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Common Cause Texas urges Senate to remove Ken Paxton
As the Texas Senate approaches the conclusion of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, Common Cause Texas has urged senators to prioritize the state's welfare by voting for his removal.
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Common Cause Texas urges reform amid Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
Common Cause Texas is advocating for reforms in the state's ethics regulations as the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, Texas' attorney general, begins.
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Texas exits voter system ERIC early; raises concerns ahead of mayoral election
The Texas Secretary of State's office announced on Thursday that the state will resign early from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), an interstate voter registration crosscheck compact.