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Federal Sentence for Woman Convicted of Illegal Voting
Posted on · Crystal Mason was also sentenced to five years in state prison last March
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Election 2016
Despite High Expectations For 2016, No Surge In Texas Hispanic Voter Turnout
Posted on · Turnout among Texas Hispanics eligible to vote rose slightly in the 2016 presidential elections compared to four years earlier, according to newly released U.S. Census data.
Election 2016
NPR Politics Inauguration Day Live Blog
Posted on · Follow NPR's live blog of Inauguration Day for news highlights, analysis, photos and videos from Washington, D.C., throughout the day.
Election 2016
Latinos Will Never Vote For A Republican, And Other Myths About Hispanics From 2016
Posted on · There were expectations that Donald Trump would do worse with Latino voters than any candidate in history, but that didn't happen.
Election 2016
Dallas Elector Will Vote Against Donald Trump
Posted on · Christopher Suprun is the second Texas elector to balk at voting for the Republican nominee for president.
Election 2016
Reports: Rick Perry Lands Spot In Trump’s Cabinet As Energy Secretary
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected erstwhile rival and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to serve as his energy secretary.
Election 2016
Report: Trump Taps A Texan, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, For Secretary Of State
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, turning to a Texan to be the country's top diplomat.
Election 2016
Patrick: Rogue Texas Elector Could Lead To Binding Law
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that a Texas Republican elector's decision not to vote for Donald Trump may lead state legislators to pass a law requiring electors to support the winner of the statewide popular vote.
Election 2016
Why The Electoral College Is Part Of The Reason For Low Voter Turnout In Texas This Year
Posted on · If you’ve paid attention to the results of this year’s presidential election, you’ve probably heard a lot about the Electoral College.
Election 2016
Texas Republican Elector Says He Won’t Vote For Trump
Posted on · Another Texas Republican elector is objecting to Donald Trump, saying he will not vote for the president-elect.
Election 2016
Texas GOP Elector Resigns Rather Than Vote For Donald Trump
Posted on · Art Sisneros, of Dayton in Liberty County, says his conscience will not allow him to cast his vote in the Electoral College for Trump. The state’s remaining 37 Republican electors will name Sisneros’ replacement when they meet in Austin in December.
Election 2016
The Key Texans In Congress To Watch In The Trump Era
Posted on · Come January, the Donald Trump administration will lend outsized power to seven Texas Republicans in the nation’s capital.
Election 2016
Trump Calls For Unity, Healing In Thanksgiving Address
Posted on · "Emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight," the president-elect admitted in a nearly two-minute video.
Election 2016
In Latest Voter ID Filing, Feds Argue Texas Discriminated On Purpose
Posted on · Months after a federal appeals court ruled that Texas lawmakers discriminated against African-American and Latino voters in passing a strict voter identification law, the Obama administration and civil rights groups are asking a judge to go a step further — by finding that the lawmakers did it on purpose.
Election 2016
Trump Names Picks For National Security Adviser, Attorney General, CIA Director
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump announced his selections today for three key posts: Michael Flynn for national security adviser, Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director.