Texas Dems Storm the Capitol (Peacefully!) To Demand Voting Rights

O'Rourke, House quorum-breakers rally thousands

"...and waved signs for hours in support of national voting rights and democracy reform bills...."

June 21, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Moral March for Democracy Enlists Willie Nelson, Luci Baines Johnson for Voting Rights Rally

27-mile march concludes at Texas State Capitol on Saturday

"...State Capitol tomorrow, July 31, during a rally for voting rights. Both join the Moral March for Democracy event,..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Congress Putting Teeth Back in Voting Rights Act

New Section 4 would put Texas back under preclearance

"...Last Summer, the US Supreme Court defanged the Voting Rights Act by striking down Section 4, the clauses..."

Jan. 16, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: We Must Not Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights

Parties should be competing to win more votes, not working to keep voting down

"...anti-voter bill. While this action halted the assault on voting rights temporarily, Gov. Greg Abbott has already threatened to..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Tom Lopach

SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act

Roberts court rules that VRA so successful, no longer necessary

"...U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act – which determines state coverage -- is..."

June 25, 2013 News Post by Michael King

US Supremes Speak on UT, No Word on Voting Rights

Admissions policy goes back to court, but DOMA, section 5 still out

"...As the abortion rights debate in the Texas legislature grabs headlines, the Supreme..."

June 24, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: About Those Voting Rights

Colorblind ain't the same as blind

"...a "voter ID" law just as the Canyon Creek Voting Rights Act lawsuit reaches the U.S. Supreme Court? Not..."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Biden Joins Fight to Revive Voting Rights Act

Bill would require Texas to get federal clearance

"...to pass a bipartisan measure that would rebuild the Voting Rights Act, and once again require Texas to get..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nancy Pelosi Touts Voting Rights in Eastside Swing

U.S. House speaker stops in Austin to promote new anti-corruption legislation

"...promote campaign finance reform, ethics reform, and expansion of voting rights. It was the third of these that got..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

SCOTUS Punts on Fisher vs. UT, Lifts Part of Voting Rights Act

Two major rulings from the Supreme Court

"...and boiled with the abortion debate, lawmakers and civil rights activists occasionally looked up to absorb the impact of..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Voting Rights Action

Texas Dems storm the Capitol (peacefully!)

"...as expected, and failed to proceed to debate signature voting rights legislation that promises to dominate national political discourse..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Texas Secretary of State Gets Schooled on Voting Rights

Meanwhile, a hefty TV ad targets voter suppression bill

"...recently participated, with much apparent satisfaction, in a first-ever voting rights history tour in Alabama to "reflect upon the..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Dems Take the Voting Rights Fight to D.C.

Breaking quorum again, lawmakers leave state to thwart Abbott's restrictive bill

"...their counterparts in the U.S. Senate to pass federal voting protections. They promised not to return to Texas for..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don't

Abbott's SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks

"...kicked off under the cloud of an attack on voting rights. In January, newly appointed Secretary of State David..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Voting Rights Act Goes to Court

September hearing set in San Antonio

"...maps for the House, Senate, and Congress violate the Voting Rights Act by diminishing the ability of minorities to..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Low Turnout, the Fight for Voting Rights, and More Election News

Keep marching on

"...Voting rights are still under threat in Texas, with the..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Texas Voting Rights Groups, Voters Sue Gov. Abbott Over Order Closing Ballot Delivery Sites

One location per county is unconstitutional, suit argues

"...a different set of election rules to make their voting plan, is unreasonable, unfair, and unconstitutional,” the suit argues...."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Voting Rights, Other GOP-Aligned Measures Back in the Crosshairs for Special Session

More red meat as Abbott puts the Lege into overtime

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rights and Consequences

The Redistricting trial pits "partisan gerrymandering" against the Voting Rights Act.

"...the courtroom. "In fact, that is exactly what the Voting Rights Act is designed to prevent. To claim 'no..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Election Ticker: Early Voting Begins Monday

Victory for voting rights, political parties (the fun kind), the latest endorsements

"...in majority-white Waller County. In addition to vindicating student voting rights, the episode might serve to raise Siegel's candidate..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Local Politicians Call for Voting by Mail

Sheryl Cole and Mike Siegel demand “common sense and good policy”

"...Siegel today issued a joint press release demanding universal voting by mail, so that “no one [is] at risk..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Michael King

"Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties"

"Witness" brings the Civil Rights Movement to the Blanton Museum of Art

"...voices were saddened and solemn, lamenting that while the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be behind us, there..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Project

New leadership doesn't sit well with the old guard

"...spring, the board of trustees for the Texas Civil Rights Project, a community lawyering organization known for taking cases..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Early Voting Under Way

Time to cast ballots around the state

"...county offices, as well as some municipal decisions. Early voting for the Nov. 2 election runs today through Oct...."

Oct. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Challenge E-Voting

"...recount: 80% of our "votes" are counted in electronic voting boxes. We are told to “trust” the system, as..."

Sept. 2, 2010 Postmarks

Worries About Electronic Voting Machines

County clerk says voting machines did not malfunction, no votes lost

"...Did electronic voting machines fail to properly record votes at the Highland..."

Feb. 26, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Why You're Not Voting Today

How gerrymandering took Texas out of Super Tuesday

"...even argue that it was the Democrats and minority voting rights groups because if they had only accepted the..."

March 6, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Marriage Rights Rally Saturday

Sat., Nov. 7, 2009, 1-6pm, Austin City Hall

"...its feet firmly and protest allowing votes on civil rights for fellow American citizens. According to the group's leader..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Point Austin: On Voting, Endorsements, and Sincerity

It's put up or shut up time at the municipal polls

"...Eric H. Hold­er Jr., the next stage of the anti-Voting Rights Act lawsuit undertaken by the Canyon Creek MUD..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Democrats’ Suit Demands State ‘Fix’ Voting Machines

Suit asks that machines be banned if alleged flaw cannot be fixed

"...filed a lawsuit alleging that the Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic-voting machines record votes improperly and seeking an injunction prohibiting..."

Feb. 13, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

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