State lawmakers have filed dozens of bills in an effort to address how Texas administers its elections and prosecutes fraud. It’s unlikely that the Democratic efforts to expand voting access will pass.
AUSTIN — A bill filed in the Texas Senate Monday creates an election review process that authors said will increase transparency in the state’s elections.
For decades, the attorney general’s office advised counties to keep ballots for 22 months after an election. Then Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion saying they could be quickly released to anyone who requested them.
Texas Republican officials called for a criminal investigation into polling problems in Democratic Harris County; civil rights groups say there's a 'double standard.'