Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 23: The J.J. Watt Parkway, Harvey Recovery
Posted on · The episode where Professor Brandon Rottinghaus makes the case for every roadway in the greater Houston area to be named after Texan players.
Tag: voter id
Houston Matters
Judge Strikes Down Latest Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · A federal judge says the measure, passed in June, still falls short of mitigating discrimination in Texas' voter ID law.
News
Federal Judge Again Tosses Out Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · Texas first passed the voter ID law in 2011.
News
Trump Administration: New Texas Voter ID Law Fixes Discrimination
Posted on · Texas’ new voter identification law fully absolves the state from discriminating against minority voters in 2011, and courts should not take further action in a battle over the state’s old voter ID law, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice argued in a legal filing.
Full Show
Is Texas Racist? And the Endless 290 Construction Project: Tuesday’s Show (June 13, 2017)
Posted on · Since March, three different Texas voting laws have been struck down by the courts as intentionally discriminatory. And the Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 4, the so-called “sanctuary cities ban,” which many immigrants rights’ groups are concerned will lead to racial profiling. That string of news got us wondering – is Texas racist? Does […]
Elections
Supreme Court Order Unlikely To Deter Voting Restrictions
Posted on · The Supreme Court's refusal to breathe new life into North Carolina's sweeping voter identification law might be just a temporary victory for civil rights groups.
Full Show
Texas Voter ID Confusion, and Interpreting Statistics: Monday’s Show (April 17, 2017)
Posted on · Confusion over the Texas voter ID law kept some people from voting in the 2016 election, according to a new study. Last week (April 10, 2017), the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs released a study that found what many political watchers have suspected: confusion over the law kept some people from voting […]
Politics
School Vouchers, Voter ID & Bathroom Use on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Agenda This Session
Posted on · Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently released his top 10 priorities for the 2017 legislative session. And now with several hundred bills filed, we have some glimpses of how he plans to meet his goals.
Election 2016
How To Vote In Texas: Answers To Eight Common Questions
Posted on · Still not sure about where, when, or how to cast a ballot today? News 88.7 is here to help.
Election 2016
What You Need To Know To Vote On Election Day In Greater Houston
Posted on · News 88.7 answers eight of the most common questions about voting in Texas on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8.
Election 2016
Confusion Over Voter ID Spreads As Early Voting Continues
Posted on · Poll workers in Houston, Austin, and other major cities are telling voters they can’t vote without a government-issued photo ID, according to complaints fielded by the Texas Civil Rights Project. That’s despite a federal court ruling to the contrary.
Election 2016
State Data Show Voter Fraud No Threat To Texas Elections
Posted on · The Texas Attorney General’s Office has prosecuted fewer than 90 cases of voter fraud since 2002, compared to more than 64 million votes cast over the same period.
Houston Matters
Judge Rules Texas Defied Court Order On Voter ID Law
Posted on · It seems as if the twists and turns in the saga over the state’s voter ID law will never end. In the latest development, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos Monday (Sept. 19, 2016) determined the state’s voter education campaign is using misleading language to discourage eligible voters from going to the polls. When the […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Voter ID Squabble and Dress Code Comments: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week our panel examines: The […]
Election 2016
Harris County Officials: Latest Ruling On Texas Voter ID Law Will Not Have Big Impact
Posted on · County Clerk Stan Stanart says his office will update election workers on the interim plan reached after the ruling from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.