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Governor Abbott Swaps One Scandal-Scarred Secretary of State for Another

As Texas Workforce Commission chair, Ruth Hughs secretly coordinated with tech lobbyists to rewrite the rules of the gig economy. Now she’s in charge of state elections.

by Justin Miller

Keep Reading

In the Texas Legislature’s Final Days, Republicans Find New Ways to Attack Voting Rights

by Vicky Camarillo

Congressional Democrats are Investigating Texas’ Targeting of Naturalized Citizen Voters

by Michael Barajas

How Tea Partiers Fueled Texas’ Latest ‘Voter Fraud’ Freakout

by Michael Barajas

Feb 28, 2019

Senate Republicans Back Secretary of State Despite ‘Ham-Handed’ Voter Purge

David Whitley’s advancement shows that Republicans will stand by any new efforts to police the vote, no matter the cost.

by Michael Barajas

Feb 11, 2019

As a Citizen Included on Texas’ Fake Voter Fraud List, I Call for the Resignation of Secretary of State David Whitley

Whitley, Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott’s efforts to intimidate me and thousands of other Texans are outrageous, irresponsible and disrespectful to American democracy.

by Julieta Garibay

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