Jul 20, 2016 | Campaign News
A divided Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, meeting en banc, ruled that the state’s “Voter ID” law violated Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, affirming a previous ruling by a panel of its judges. However, the court did not invalidate the law. Instead, the...
May 6, 2016 | Campaign News
Voter ID: Judge Lawrence Meyers, the lone Democrat currently holding state office, has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed to overturn the Voter ID law. The suit is not related to a federal lawsuit before the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Oral arguments are scheduled...
Apr 29, 2016 | Campaign News
Voter ID: The U.S. Supreme Court will let the Texas Voter ID law stand (PDF), for now, paving the way for its continued use in the general election. However, SCOTUS gave the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals a July 20 deadline to rule on the case pending there. Oral...
Oct 14, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers tonight: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: 5th Circuit reinstates Voter ID law, pending appeal, for the general election. Abbott ad ponders “Governor Barack Obama.” Endorsements for...
Oct 9, 2014 | Archived Updates
We emailed this to subscribers today: Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Voter ID law struck down. Six conservative Senate candidates warn Ethics Commission over dark money. Abbott on The Ticket. Houston launches new web site attacking Paxton....
Oct 2, 2014 | Archived Updates, House Race Analyses
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Reactions to the HB2 ruling, including a Twitter feed from HD55. Sitting state official Meyers sues state over Voter ID. DCCC releases two ads for...
Sep 2, 2014 | Archived Updates
We emailed this to subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Jones remains in critical condition. Voter ID trial begins in Corpus. Glass offers to solve Debate on Debates. Poll shows Paxton up by 24. New plan for...
