voter registration

Senate Bill 16, one of Republicans' priority measures, failed to make it to the House floor before the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature ended Monday.

The House has passed legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring those signing up to present documents proving U.S. citizenship.

Judge Antonia Arteaga found the state's case moot after learning from the Bexar County District Attorney's office that the forms were already mailed last week.

An 18-year-old student from Helotes has shown that Gen Z’s interest in the voting process is alive and well. Eliana Arriaga was recently the recipient of the Why Vote? Scholarship from the National Society of High School Scholars.

A new, statewide poll of registered voters in Texas shows a slight uptick in support for Democrats following last month’s Democratic National Convention.

Voting is habit-forming and high schools are critical for starting that pattern.

Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen held a news conference on Wednesday to remind voters Oct. 11 is the last day to register for the Nov. 8 election.

County officials say requirements that have tripped up voters applying to vote by mail could also confuse them as they send their ballots back.

The deadline to register to vote is coming up and never has it been more difficult to become registered. Sour gas – Hydrogen Sulfide – it stinks and it’s deadly. But is the Texas Railroad Commission following the law to protect the public. And “Missing in Brooks County” – how the death toll of U.S. immigration policy deserves to be acknowledged and documented.

The second week of early voting has commenced in Texas, and many counties across the state have surpassed their 2016 voter turnout so far — but not Bexar.