Politics
Election Day Is Tomorrow In Harris County. Here’s What You Need To Know
Posted on · There are no major races in Houston, but the rest of Harris County should check to see what’s on the ballot.
Tag: voter id
News
In Harris County, Thousands Of Registered Voters Mistakenly Flagged For Citizenship Checks
Posted on · The state initially said almost 30,000 registered voters in Harris County might not be citizens. That number was inflated by almost 18,000.
News
Harris County “Very Skeptical” About State’s Potential Non-Citizen Voter List
Posted on · Harris County is looking into the list before taking action, while neighboring Galveston County has mailed out citizenship check requests.
News
Texas Won Its Redistricting Fight At The Supreme Court; Now It Hopes To Use That Win To Wrap Up Its Voter ID Suit
Posted on · In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling over the state's political maps, Texas is now trying to eliminate the possibility of a return federal oversight of its election laws as part of the case against the state's voter ID law.
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 39: Texas Primary Sprint! What To Expect From The GOP And Dems
Posted on · “I’m all for Jefferson’s wall of separation between church and state but not if there’s water flowing over it!” – Brandon Rottinghaus, co-host of Party Politics, on churches being allowed to claim reimbursement from FEMA after Harvey.
Houston Matters
What’s At Stake As Texas Voter ID Law Heads Back To Federal Court?
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses what the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments over today, in the latest phase of the law's long saga in the courts.
News
Texas Heads Back To Federal Appeals Court In Long-Winding Voter ID Fight
Posted on · A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday over the state's recent revisions to its 2011 voter ID law, which federal courts said discriminated against voters of color.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Harvey Victim Survey, And A New Plan For Downtown (Dec. 5, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The Texas voter ID law is back in the courts. A new survey examines the plight of Harvey victims. We learn about efforts to collect oral histories from Hurricane Harvey. We discuss what's in a new long-term plan for downtown Houston. And Dr. Andy Boyd examines if it's possible for humans to understand everything.
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.
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 […]