Voting Rights

This week on Texas Matters: Early voting kicks off on Monday across the state. What to look out for and whom to call if your voting rights are violated.And since the fall of Roe, how has Texas restricted access to birth control?

Are Texans living in a state of voter suppression? We look at a pattern of legal action by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that seek to limit voting. And we see why Texas is one of the toughest states to vote in.

The majority rules. That’s the basic tenet of how a democracy should work. But today in America are we living with minority rule with the will of the majority being ignored? There’s Voter suppression, election subversion, gerrymandering, dark money, dirty tricks and the take over the supreme court. Is it all connected to white supremacy?

A 2021 Texas law that required additional documentation for voters who use PO Boxes has been struck down by a federal judge, marking a significant victory for Latino civil rights organizations.

Under Texas’ new voting law, which went into effect in December, poll watchers must undergo mandatory training. It’s currently an online course through the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Advocates say that’s not enough.

How could these changes affect voting where you live?

Allegations of sex trafficking at a Texas foster care facility prompts an overdue investigation. There were thousands of rejected mail-in ballots during the recent state primary. Is the system broken? Can it be fixed? And Texas uses state pension funds to targets financial firms, warning them not to divest from fossil fuel companies.

In Harris County — home to Houston — election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements.

A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily blocked a provision in Senate Bill 1, known as the Texas voter restriction bill, last Friday.

Voting rights groups want answers about the secret Texas voter purge, so they are suing. Is the primary problem in Texas the Republican primary? How a tiny minority of voters has control over who governs Texas. And what is the most violent jail in Texas?