Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area
1 year, 1 month ago

Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A Texas judge has denied a Republican effort to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that’s been beset by GOP efforts to dictate how ballots are cast. A losing GOP candidate in a November 2022 judicial race had filed a lawsuit calling for a new election in her contest in Harris County, where Houston is located. The lawsuit was the first filed over Harris County’s November 2022 election results that went to trial. Lawyers for Tamika Craft, who won the election to be the judge of the 189th district court, argued the lawsuit is part of the Harris County Republican Party’s “master plan” to challenge election results, even before the election was held.

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Houston prosecutors find no evidence of efforts to sway 2022 elections but charge a county worker
4 months, 1 week ago

Houston prosecutors find no evidence of efforts to sway 2022 elections but charge a county worker

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. AUSTIN, Texas — An investigation found no evidence of intent to influence 2022 election outcomes in Texas’ largest county, prosecutors announced Tuesday, but they will pursue criminal charges against a county employee who was allegedly working a second job while polls ran out of paper ballots. Harris County District Attorney …

Texas judge orders new election after GOP lawsuit challenged 2022 election result in Houston area
7 months, 1 week ago

Texas judge orders new election after GOP lawsuit challenged 2022 election result in Houston area

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a Republican candidate challenging the results in a 2022 judicial race and ordered that a new election be held in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that’s been beset by GOP efforts to dictate how ballots are cast. A losing GOP candidate in a November 2022 judicial race …

With lawsuits and recount petitions rising, some Texas elections seem to go on forever
7 months, 3 weeks ago

With lawsuits and recount petitions rising, some Texas elections seem to go on forever

Raw Story  

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.Sign up for its free newsletters here. But there’s an asterisk on his 2022 election win: His opponent, Republican Tami Pierce, is still challenging the outcome in court, arguing that there were “improper or illegal votes that shouldn’t have been counted” and that …

Texas claims in filings that challenges to 2023 election are invalid, results are final
1 year ago

Texas claims in filings that challenges to 2023 election are invalid, results are final

Raw Story  

State officials have apparently found a legal tactic to prevent a slew of election contest lawsuits from derailing the constitutional amendments that voters overwhelmingly approved in November. In one of the Tuesday filings, the secretary of state’s office argued that the plaintiffs in the election contests “never served a citation” properly. The election code says a contestant’s petition “must be …

Texas judge says no quick ruling expected over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas judge says no quick ruling expected over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A Texas judge presiding over Republicans’ widespread challenges to losses in the 2022 elections around Houston said Thursday not to expect a quick ruling following a trial in which no GOP voters came forward to testify that they were unable to vote because of ballot shortages or delayed poll openings last November. At the heart of the challenge …

A test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook
1 year, 4 months ago

A test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Harris County, Texas, beset by Republicans looking to influence the Democratic stronghold’s elections, this week is hosting the first trial seeking to overturn local contest results from last November. The Texas Legislature passed new laws this year seeking more influence over Harris County elections, including a measure that eliminates the county’s top election office. Lawyers in the Houston …

‘As long as possible’: Inside Republicans’ power play to keep Texas red amid wave of blue
1 year, 6 months ago

‘As long as possible’: Inside Republicans’ power play to keep Texas red amid wave of blue

Raw Story  

Republicans in the Texas legislature recently passed two bills that will affect how elections will be run in the state’s largest county, Harris County — a Houston-centered Democratic stronghold. “They’re targeting Harris County in an attempt to suppress the vote, put their elections under the control of the Republican statewide leadership and potentially risk future elections being overturned or results …

Texas governor sent bill abolishing position of Harris County elections chief
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas governor sent bill abolishing position of Harris County elections chief

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Shaking up elections in Texas’ largest county, the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday approved abolishing a position in Harris County that oversees more than 2 million voters around Houston months before the city chooses a new mayor. At the same time, Republicans advanced a separate plan that would also have a singular impact on Harris County, a growing …

Critics are pouncing on Texas county's election fumbles — real and concocted — to fuel legal challenges
2 years ago

Critics are pouncing on Texas county's election fumbles — real and concocted — to fuel legal challenges

Raw Story  

Harris County officials have yet to explain the full cause of the ballot paper shortages, long lines, and voting machine problems on Election Day, and experts say the lack of information is fueling a bipartisan surge of criticism — both valid and baseless. During a Harris County GOP news conference to announce the election contest, Lunceford’s lawyer, Houston-based Andy Taylor, …

An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area
2 years ago

An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area

NPR  

An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP Tension between GOP state leaders in Texas and election officials in the Democratic-leaning Houston area is at an all-time high after the 2022 election. Republicans are accusing Harris County officials of "election improprieties" that resulted in …

Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law

Raw Story  

"Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. First, the Texas attorney general’s office is arguing that private individuals — like the average …

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Just 46 residents of Starr County, Texas, cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. By contrast, she said, Trump has helped Republicans win over Hispanics on issues including job creation, education and traditional religious beliefs: “We connected with them intellectually, economically and spiritually.” Abel Prado, executive director of the Democratic advocacy group Cambio Texas in …

Texas congressman joins GOP race for attorney general
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas congressman joins GOP race for attorney general

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Despite the federal investigation and long-standing legal problems, Paxton has remained competitive in his party’s primary and won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Rather, he said in a video Monday that he backs many of the attorney …

‘A new movement': Trump’s false claims take hold in states
4 years ago

‘A new movement': Trump’s false claims take hold in states

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden is taking hold among state and local Republicans even as it marches toward imminent failure — a demonstration of Trump’s power to bend the GOP to his will even as he leaves office. Dozens of state lawmakers, elected officials …

Court Denies GOP Request To Block Drive-Through Voting In Harris County, Texas
4 years, 1 month ago

Court Denies GOP Request To Block Drive-Through Voting In Harris County, Texas

NPR  

Court Denies GOP Request To Block Drive-Through Voting In Harris County, Texas Enlarge this image toggle caption Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated on Nov. 3 at 7:55 a.m. ET The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a bid by Texas Republicans to block Election Day drive-through voting in Harris County. Sponsor Message Harris …

Texas court denies Republican-led effort to reject Houston votes
4 years, 1 month ago

Texas court denies Republican-led effort to reject Houston votes

Al Jazeera  

US Republican activists had requested that more than 125,000 ballots cast at drive-through places be thrown out. The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss out nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-through voting places in the Houston area. “We’re pleased that the Texas Supreme Court recognised that their arguments that drive-through voting is illegal are flat-out …

Republicans Seek To Toss Out 127,000 Ballots In Democratic-Leaning Texas County
4 years, 1 month ago

Republicans Seek To Toss Out 127,000 Ballots In Democratic-Leaning Texas County

NPR  

Republicans Seek To Toss Out 127,000 Ballots In Democratic-Leaning Texas County Enlarge this image toggle caption Go Nakamura/Getty Images Go Nakamura/Getty Images Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET Republicans in Texas have asked the courts to toss out some 127,000 early ballots cast by voters in Harris County, arguing that the votes — delivered via drive-through in the heavily Democratic area …

Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
4 years, 2 months ago

Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ways to vote in November in the nation’s third-largest county, a key battleground in Texas. Abbott also continues facing lawsuits, including one filed Wednesday by the Texas NAACP, over his decision last …

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