privacy

Poll workers return voting equipment to central county station workers at the Brazos Center in Bryan, Texas on Nov. 5, 2024. In recent years, activists have been making more expansive requests for election records, including copies of voting equipment manuals, data from election servers, and other information produced by voting equipment, including electronic poll books used to check in voters at polling locations.

Texas lawmakers are mostly silent on addressing threats to ballot secrecy

Blaise Gainey

Now that the 2024 election is over in Texas, the issue of protecting ballot secrecy is receiving renewed attention in the courts and the legislature.

In a party-line 50-48 vote Thursday, senators approved a resolution to undo sweeping privacy rules adopted by the Obama-era Federal Communications Commission.

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal Obama-Era Internet Privacy Rules

Alina Selyukh

The rules would require Internet providers to tell consumers what data they collect and get consent before selling. Republicans said ISPs were facing stricter regulations than companies like Google.

Government

A Bedford Lawmaker Wants A Statewide Ban On Red Light Cameras

Sam Baker

More than 11,000 residents in Arlington have signed a petition to remove the city's red light cameras. The City Council voted Tuesday to put the issue on…