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Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A man wearing a pro-Trump hat repeatedly punched an elderly election worker in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday evening, according to police, after the worker told him he wasn’t allowed to wear his hat inside a polling place. The deputy said he spoke to a county election clerk who described Lutzenberger as wearing a “MAGA” or “TRUMP” baseball …

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Judge tosses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targeting Texas county’s voter registration effort
3 months ago

Judge tosses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targeting Texas county’s voter registration effort

Associated Press  

A Texas district court judge on Monday denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Bexar County plan to mail voter registration forms to county residents ahead of the November election, saying the request was moot. The background: Bexar County officials voted on Sept. 3 to mail voter registration forms to eligible county residents, defying a threat …

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Judge tosses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targeting Texas county's voter registration effort
3 months ago

Judge tosses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targeting Texas county's voter registration effort

Raw Story  

A state district court judge on Monday denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Bexar County plan to mail voter registration forms to county residents ahead of the November election, saying the request was moot. The background: Bexar County officials voted on Sept. 3 to mail voter registration forms to eligible county residents, defying a threat …

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Judge dismisses Texas attorney general’s attempt to stop county from mailing registration forms to unregistered voters
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses Texas attorney general’s attempt to stop county from mailing registration forms to unregistered voters

CNN  

CNN — A district court judge in San Antonio ruled against the Texas attorney general’s attempt to stop one of the state’s biggest counties from mailing voter registration applications to a large number of unregistered voters. Judge Antonia Arteaga on Monday dismissed a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton as moot, since Bexar …

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Texas Republican attorney general sues over voter registration efforts in Democrat strongholds
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas Republican attorney general sues over voter registration efforts in Democrat strongholds

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state’s largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election, drawing claims of voter suppression from state Democrats. Paxton’s lawsuits are the latest round in an ongoing fight between Texas Republicans, who have long dominated state government and insist they are taking …

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort

Associated Press  

Bexar County officials moved forward Tuesday with a plan to mail county residents voter registration forms, defying Attorney General Ken Paxton ’s threat to use “all available legal means” to quash the effort. He noted the company uses a mix of public records and county data to identify people who could have recently moved and are unregistered, with a contractual …

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Migrants shipped to Martha's Vineyard are granted U-visas intended for crime victims after they complained they'd be 'duped' into flights by Ron DeSantis
8 months ago

Migrants shipped to Martha's Vineyard are granted U-visas intended for crime victims after they complained they'd be 'duped' into flights by Ron DeSantis

Daily Mail  

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar certified that they were victims of a crime Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard claimed they were duped by official Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent 49 migrants to the island from Texas in 2022 Some of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have received work permits thanks to a visa reserved …

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Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting
1 year, 4 months ago

Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records in Bexar County, Texas. CNN — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to …

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Migrants flown to Massachusetts certified as crime victims
2 years, 2 months ago

Migrants flown to Massachusetts certified as crime victims

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — A Texas sheriff has certified 49 migrants flown from San Antonio to Massachusetts last month to be crime victims, a move that allows them to apply for special visas to remain in the United States. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar’s certifications allow the mostly Venezuelan migrants to apply for special U-visas pending his department’s investigation of the …

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'We're under attack': Texas elections administrator details violent threats from pro-Trump election deniers
2 years, 4 months ago

'We're under attack': Texas elections administrator details violent threats from pro-Trump election deniers

Raw Story  

An elections administrator in Bexar County, Texas says that she and her colleagues feel constantly under siege from pro-Trump election deniers who are accusing them of rigging the 2020 race against the former president. In an interview with local news station KSAT, Bexar County Elections Board Chairman Jacque Callanen detailed how suspicious Trump supporters have flooded her office with not …

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Texas Supreme Court blocks San Antonio schools’ mask mandate
3 years, 3 months ago

Texas Supreme Court blocks San Antonio schools’ mask mandate

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a mask mandate issued by San Antonio and Bexar County for their public schools — a blow to efforts by some cities, counties and school districts to defy Republican Gov. The ruling came in a lawsuit by San Antonio and Bexar County, one of at least nine that have been …

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Despite Texas high court ruling, some mask mandates remain
3 years, 4 months ago

Despite Texas high court ruling, some mask mandates remain

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Some Texas cities, counties and school districts remained defiant Monday and kept in place mandates requiring students and others to wear facial coverings despite rulings a day earlier by the Texas Supreme Court halting mask mandates in two of the state’s largest counties. The Austin school district and Harris County, where Houston is located and which is the …

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Two Texas judges issue temporary restraining orders against governor’s mask mandate order
3 years, 4 months ago

Two Texas judges issue temporary restraining orders against governor’s mask mandate order

CNN  

CNN — Two Texas judges have issued restraining orders which will temporarily block the enforcement of Gov. Judge Tonya Parker on Tuesday determined that the citizens of Dallas County “have and will continue to be damaged and injured” by Abbott’s order amid the Covid-19 surge and ruled that Jenkins should be allowed to implement mitigation strategies such as mask mandates …

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