Tag: Texas civil rights project
Lessons learned from the last decade of racial gerrymandering in Texas
Half a century of voter discrimination Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because of intentional ...ACLU joins lawsuit to allow Texans to vote by mail during pandemic
The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups announced Thursday that they have filed a motion to join a lawsuit ...First Texas prisoner tests positive for coronavirus. It’s time to start releasing inmates.
The first Texas prisoner tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to the Texas Tribune. The 37-year-old Galveston man is the second ...In election aftermath, glaring neglect of voting infrastructure led to voter suppression
Texas Civil Rights Project, a nonprofit watchdog that keeps tabs on voter suppression and civil rights issues, did not mince words about ...Civil rights group threatens Texas with lawsuit over violation of voter laws
The Texas Civil Rights Project has sent a cease and desist letter to Texas officials, warning them to stop violating federal voter ...Godspeed: Congress is trying to save Texas from its own worst impulses on voter suppression
The Democratic-led House recently passed a critical voting rights bill that aims to rein in voter suppression in states with a pattern ...Texas voter registration numbers show winning Dem coalition is growing
New voter registration figures in Texas show potential for Democrats trying to eke out a statewide win. More than 2.6 million people ...Appeals court delivers blow to online voter registration for drivers
A federal appeals court has struck down the decision of a lower court that said the state must allow Texans to register ...Whitley is gone, but Texas voter suppression remains alive and well
Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the departure of David Whitley. The personification of Texas voter suppression, Whitley served as a ...Texas officials tend to manufacture claims of voter fraud
Crystal Mason has been sentenced to five years in prison for what the state says was illegally voting. On Election Day in ...A group is trying to stop Texas from trashing thousands of mail-in ballots
The need to protect the sacred right to vote continues in Texas. This time the threat is around mail-in ballots. The state ...Victory for voting rights: Secretary of State David Whitley forced to resign
The controversial Texas official responsible for attempting to purge thousands of eligible voters in Texas from the state’s voter rolls is out ...
