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Voting Rights

‘Where Do We Go from Here’: Forward or Backward?

In our nation’s civil rights fight, we seem to be losing the hard-fought progress for which so many bled and died.

by Deliah Brown

Keep Reading

Turning Back the Clock

by Ben Sargent

Loon Star State: Shredded

by Ben Sargent

The Response We Really Need to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of the VRA

by Robert Ceresa

Nov 06, 2018

The #FireStanStanart Campaign Finally Wins, Knocking Off the Much-Maligned GOP Harris County Clerk

Democrat Diane Trautman is now is in charge of administering the voting rolls for 4.7 million Texans.

by Christopher Hooks

Aug 02, 2018

In Violation of Texas Law, Most High Schools Aren’t Giving Students the Chance to Register to Vote

Abysmal compliance with a decades-old state law is leaving at least 180,000 high school seniors off the current voter rolls, according to a new report.

by Ruben Paquian

Jul 14, 2017

Why We Hired a Civil Rights Reporter

Introducing Michael Barajas, the Observer’s new civil rights reporter

by Forrest Wilder

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With Bill to Abolish Straight-Ticket Voting, Is Texas Hurtling Toward Another Civil Rights Lawsuit?

A GOP-backed bill, which Democrats said would be challenged in court as voter suppression, will be considered by a Senate committee Thursday.

by Gus Bova

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

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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

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

by Forrest Wilder

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