Voting

The League of United Latin American Citizens sued Secretary of State Jane Nelson and county elections administrators state-wide for attempts to remove "potential noncitizens" from voter rolls.

Recent polling from The Texas Politics Project suggests Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is performing better with Black voters than his predecessors were at this point in their campaigns.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.

Commissioner Alisa Simmons requested the briefing on a task force created in 2023.

Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties also saw more Republicans turn out. The race between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn may be a significant factor.

Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Early voting for the May primary runoffs takes place from May 18 through 22. Election Day is May 26.

Commissioners voted 3-1 to continue paying the company that incorrectly identified the voters.

Since many of the state’s congressional districts are drawn to favor one political party, Democratic and Republican voters this month can go a long way toward picking their next representatives in the U.S. House.

The Republican finalists in the race to succeed outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton are Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton and Central Texas Congressman Chip Roy. The remaining Democratic contenders are former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and Dallas state Sen. Nathan Johnson.

One voter said his registration was removed three times. Another received a letter saying he might be dead.