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Posted on · The suit filed by MALDEF on behalf of several groups and the Harris County Elections Administrator says Senate Bill 1 threatens to criminalize voter engagement activities, limits voter assistance and allows voter intimidation by partisan poll watchers.
Posted on · The decision is part of a larger lawsuit from voters who challenged the state’s 2011 political maps.
Posted on · The Texas AG's Office has shielded documents related to the voter-removal effort.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · The undocumented immigrants contend the Trump Administration wouldn't represent them adequately in the litigation recently initiated by Attorney General Ken Paxton
Posted on · They contend the Trump Administration is not willing to protect them adequately
Posted on · Some see the case against HB 1842 as problematic and with a dim chance of success.
Posted on · The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing to decide whether to keep in place a decision that blocked key parts of the law to take effect
Posted on · That is one of the legal arguments the organization will present a at an upcoming hearing on a judicial decision that has blocked key parts of the law
Posted on · The move guarantees the federal government will have to approve any changes in the city’s voting laws through 2023.
Posted on · If the plaintiffs win, HISD’s recapture bill to the state could rise by $60 million.
Posted on · HISD is not a party in the lawsuit, but said in a statement that it believes the changes are legal and will intervene if necessary.
Posted on · The judge ruled: "In Pasadena, Texas, Latino voters under the current 6–2 map and plan 56 do not have the same right to vote as their Anglo neighbors." City officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Posted on · The suit is the first challenge of a local redistricting plan under the Voting Rights Act since the Supreme Court issued its Shelby County v. Holder decision.
Posted on · The Texas-based judge that earlier this year put a hold on President Obama’s executive order on immigration decided on Tuesday to also suspend a controversial punishment he had recently issued to the administration’s attorneys.