Posted on · On Thursday's show: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced she is launching an investigation into alleged irregularities at polling places on Election Day. And we discuss what's being done to address antisemitism in Houston.
Posted on · The charges stem from Hotze’s hiring of more than a dozen private investigators to look for voter fraud in Harris County ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Posted on · As Texas defends against accusations that its new political maps are discriminatory, it’s laying the groundwork to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out longstanding Voting Rights Act protections.
Posted on · Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee spoke with Houston Matters about recent problems with mail-in voting and how money from a major opioid settlement will be distributed in Texas.
Posted on · The requirement is part of Texas' new voting law, Senate Bill 1. A provision of the law requires that the ID number on the application for a vote-by-mail ballot, as well as the ballot itself, match the ID number a voter used to register to vote.
Posted on · The Houston mayor called movement on the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act "a defining moment."
Posted on · The two measures the Senate will debate aim to prevent states from limiting access to the ballot and make it easier for people to vote.
Posted on · All over the state, county officials report they’re rejecting hundreds of applications for mail-in ballots, an issue several attribute to recent election law changes championed by state Republicans.
Posted on · The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.
Posted on · The president has been under increasing pressure to more aggressively combat threats to voting rights. And advocates say speeches are not a substitute for legislative action.
Posted on · The resilience of the "Big Lie" is prompting consternation and creative efforts to reach those who remain adamant — despite all evidence to the contrary — that the 2020 Presidential vote was rigged.
Posted on · An initial review of four counties’ election results — launched after pressure from former President Donald Trump and touted by GOP leaders — showed few discrepancies between electronic and hand counts of ballots in a sample of voting precincts.
Posted on · Texas is one of several GOP-led states this year that has passed new voting restrictions this year.
Posted on · The suit targets SB 1’s provisions limiting assistance to voters who need help navigating the voting process, as well as limiting how mail-in voters verify their identities.
Posted on · Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.