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Houston Matters

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on new challenges to voting by mail, and what’s next

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 18, 2022 · 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.

Tags christian menefee election integrity Merrick Garland senate bill 1 voter suppression voting rights

Politics

Harris County asks DOJ to intervene over Texas mail-in ballot rejections

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on February 17, 2022 · The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.

Tags christian menefee isabel longoria Lina Hidalgo Merrick Garland

Politics

The U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over its new voting maps

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on December 6, 2021 · The Department of Justice says lawmakers discriminated against Latino and Black voters when they redrew the maps this year.

Tags Chris Turner congressional maps Department of Justice discrimination maps Merrick Garland Texas Legislature Voting Rights Act

Abortion

Justice Department Promises To Protect People Who Seek Abortions in Texas

Jerry Clayton, TPR

Posted on September 7, 2021 · U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law.

Tags abortion FACE Act fbi Merrick Garland sb 1 senate bill 1 texas u.s. attorney general U.S. Department of Justice

Immigration

Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latest Immigration Order

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on July 30, 2021 · Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued an order restricting ground transportation of migrants who could have COVID-19, a move Attorney General Merrick Garland said violates federal law.

Tags COVID-19 illegal immigration Merrick Garland Texas Governor Greg Abbott U.S. Justice Department

Criminal Justice

Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others

Carrie Johnson, NPR

Posted on May 7, 2021 · Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.

Tags Charleston Charlottesville derek chauvin George Floyd Joe Biden Keith Ellison Merrick Garland Minneapolis South Carolina

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Houston NAACP: No Supreme Court Justice, No Peace

Florian Martin

Posted on March 21, 2016 · Protesters marched outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s Houston office Monday. Their chants of “No Justice, No Peace” took on an additional meaning this time.

Tags Antonin Scalia Barack Obama Merrick Garland naacp supreme court ted cruz

Politics

Texas Senator Reacts To Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

Laurie Johnson

Posted on March 16, 2016 · Obama chose federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland.

Tags Barack Obama gop Merrick Garland scotus Supreme Court nominee

Politics

Video: Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

Bill Chappell, NPR / Carrie Johnson, NPR

Posted on March 16, 2016 · Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Tags Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland scotus Supreme Court nominee U.S. Supreme Court

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An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area

Ashley Lopez, WGCU

Posted on December 8, 2022 · After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

Tags christian menefee elections harris county harris county elections Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo houston

Houston Matters

Election investigation, and fighting antisemitism (Nov. 17, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 17, 2022 · 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.

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Elections

Texas Supreme Court ruling opens possibility that late Harris County ballots won’t be counted

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 9, 2022 · After several Harris County polling places opened late, a state district judge ordered voting locations there to stay open until 8 p.m. But the state’s highest civil court blocked that ruling.

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Elections

Most Texas likely voters don’t believe either voter fraud or voter suppression are problems close to home, poll finds

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 4, 2022 · The survey by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs found sharp divisions along partisan and racial lines over which constituted the larger threat to fair elections in the United States.

Tags 2022 elections University of Houston Hobby School voter fraud voter suppression Voting access

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