Posted on · Ruth Ruggero Hughs replaces David Whitley, who failed to receive Senate confirmation after his office questioned the voter eligibility of thousands of naturalized citizens.
Posted on · Former Secretary of State David Whitley resigned after a botched review of the voter rolls.
Posted on · Whitley leaves his job after presiding over a botched review of the voter rolls that questioned the citizenship of thousands of eligible voters.
Posted on · The Texas AG's Office has shielded documents related to the voter-removal effort.
Posted on · The decision is laid out in a settlement that must still be approved by a federal judge, but it amounts to a defeat for state leaders who had stood by the review despite its flaws.
Posted on · The House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to the state Thursday asking for documents related to the review.
Posted on · The Texas Secretary of State has authorized Harris County to implement the Countywide Polling Place Program.
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · If all 12 senators are on the Senate floor when Whitley's nomination comes, he doesn't have the votes to be confirmed.
Posted on · Between his office's bungled efforts to find non-citizens among the state's registered voters and Democrats pouncing on state actions they believe are targeted at Hispanics and other groups, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley's confirmation is in peril.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott's nominee for Secretary of State, David Whitley, had his confirmation hearing today, amid controversy over his office's attempt to remove alleged non-citizens from Texas voter rolls.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · Galveston County's top election official is targeted in multiple new filings.
Posted on · The office of the Texas Secretary of State David Whitley recently flagged about 95,000 registered voters for citizenship checks.
Posted on · The lawsuit comes after at least one county has begun sending notices asking certain voters to prove that they are citizens.