Town Square
Town Square: What You Need to Know to Vote (Sept. 17, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the processes of voter registration and how to apply for, and cast, mail-in ballots.
Tag: voter registration
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Voter Registration Challenges, And Murder Case Backlog (Sep. 3, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The League of Women Voters discusses voter registration challenges, COVID-19 causes courtroom backlogs, gardening tips, and Dan Brown's Wild Symphony.
Texas
Voting Group Says It Is No Longer Allowed To Leave Voter Registration Cards In Post Offices
Posted on · Officials with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Texas say their volunteers are no longer allowed to leave voter registration forms at U.S. post offices.
Politics
In Wake Of Tragedy, El Paso’s Voter Registration Booms
Posted on · But voter participation continues to lag registration in a county where both are typically low
In-Depth
As Texas Becomes More Diverse, GOP Invests In Voter Registration for First Time In Years
Posted on · For the first time in years, Texas Republicans are making big investments in registering GOP voters. At the same time, anti-immigrant rhetoric from President Trump has energized new Latino voter registration efforts in the state.
Politics
Texas Democrats Plan Massive Voter Registration Drive To Win House
Posted on · State party leaders argue control of the Texas House of Representatives is still within reach, despite last week’s special election loss in Fort Bend County.
Politics
How To Register To Vote In Texas Before The October 7 Deadline
Posted on · Hint: you’ll need a stamp.
Texas Elections 2018
Bettencourt, Stanart Charge Bennett with Threatening Integrity of Harris County Voter Rolls
Posted on · State Senator Paul Bettencourt and Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart accuse Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett of ignoring Texas election law. The charges stem from her rejection of 4,000 voter registration challenges by GOP activist Alan Vera earlier this year.
News
Waller County to Fight Voter Suppression Lawsuit
Posted on · In response to the lawsuit — filed on behalf of five Prairie View A&M students — the rural county will expand early voting hours but "vigorously oppose" the allegations.
Politics
Why Texas Routinely Ranks Near The Bottom For State Voter Turnout
Posted on · Tuesday, November 9 marks the deadline to register to vote for the 2018 elections.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Voter Registration Challenges, And Sylvia Garcia Candidate Interview (Sept. 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The Louisiana Cajun Navy prepares to help as Tropical Storm Gordon heads for Mississippi. We examines challenges to voter registration in Greater Houston. Democratic Congressional candidate Sylvia Garcia answers listener questions. And Jeff Balke updates us on local sports.
Politics
Ahead of Midterm Elections, Harris County Democrats and Republicans Spar over Voter Registration Challenges
Posted on · Republicans say the registration challenges were nonpartisan, but some of those who were challenged feel otherwise.
News
Texas Officials Are Securing Voter Registration Databases Ahead of Midterm Election
Posted on · While most of the state’s efforts are in the early stages, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said her department has been working on securing the county’s database for a while now
Houston Matters
High School Voter Registration, And An Unusual Robbery: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Great Houston Flood of 1935, And Studying Hawaii’s Volcano (Aug. 3, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: NASA announces its first crews who will fly on commercial spacecraft. Then, we look back at the Great Houston Flood of 1935. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. A Rice professor tells us what she's learned from studying the erupting Kilauea volcano. And a local festival highlights women in jazz.