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Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

TPPF’s Long Love Affair with Ken Paxton

The attorney general’s close ties to Texas’ right-wing think tank and its large network of uber-wealthy donors and special interests

by Toni Aguilar Rosenthal

Keep Reading

Take Back the Vote

by Laura Morales

How Far Can Texas Democrats Take the Quorum Break?

by Justin Miller

Texans With Disabilities Fear Voting Will Get Harder for Them as Special Session on GOP Restrictions Nears

by Alexa Ura

Abraham Ornelas, a Presidio man who believed— wrongly, it turns out — that his criminal history prevents him from voting. Nov 08, 2016

‘I Wish I Could Vote’: An Ex-Felon’s Election Day

A Presidio man with a criminal history finds out too late that he's eligible to vote.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

The Texas Miracle podcast logo Aug 05, 2016

The Texas Miracle #16: The Texas Tea Party’s Last Service

Does disarray in the Dallas GOP spell doom for the Texas Republican Party? Plus a woman who's literally dead of the 2016 election, and another round of Stump-A-Ferner trivia.

by Andrea Grimes

An image from Sheriff Elliott's reelection campaign. May 05, 2016

Following Observer Story, Voting Rights Group Asks DOJ to Investigate West Texas Sheriff (Updated)

by Alex Hannaford

Barack Obama implored the tech bros of SXSW to use their skills to increase civic engagement. Mar 11, 2016

Obama to #SXSW Tech Bros: Your Country Needs You

by Andrea Grimes

vote here sign Nov 03, 2014

Texas Has Issued Seven Times More Auctioneers’ Licenses than Voter ID Cards

by Forrest Wilder

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