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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Hearing for the school DEI ban lawsuit
It’s legitimately hard to keep track of all the crappy laws our Legislature passes and the lawsuits filed to block them. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas asked a federal judge Thursday to put a preliminary injunction on a … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Brandon Creighton, diversity, Florida, gay rights, GSA Network, HISD, Jeff Leach, Katy ISD, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Plano ISD, schools, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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SCOTUS lets Llano County ban books
No other way to put it. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge against a small Central Texas county’s removal of 17 books from its public libraries, including some that focus on race and gender. The Monday move by … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, censorship, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, FReadom Fighters, lawsuit, libraries, Llano County, PEN America, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Library Association
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Class action lawsuit filed over the Ten Commandments law
About time. After receiving two favorable rulings from judges, a coalition of advocacy groups filed their third lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in Texas. The new … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, class action, Clear Creek ISD, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, Katy ISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mike Morath, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal ISD, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Another ruling against the Ten Commandments law
Two for two so far. A federal judge sided with 15 Texas families suing public school districts — including Conroe ISD — to stop the Ten Commandments from being displayed in classrooms, saying the requirement interferes with their religious freedoms. … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Americans United, Arlington ISD, Azle ISD, Comal ISD, Conroe ISD, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Flour Bluff ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Frisco ISD, Georgetown ISD, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Lovejoy ISD, Mansfield ISD, McAllen ISD, McKinney ISD, Northwest ISD, Rockwall ISD, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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Paxton sues Galveston ISD over Ten Commandments display
We need some real guidance here. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Galveston Independent School District on Friday for not following a new state law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms while the legislation is challenged in … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Galveston ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mayes Middleton, Mike Morath, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Fifth Circuit allows drag ban enforcement
I’m not quite sure how to interpret this. Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public … Continue reading
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Tagged Abilene, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Bexar County, drag shows, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay rights, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Montgomery County, Senate, Taylor County, Texas, The Lege, The Woodlands, transgender rights, Travis County
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Fifth Circuit to hear Ten Commandments case in January
Get ready. The U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals says it will hear appeals in January in the legal fights in Texas and Louisiana over whether public schools must display copies of the Ten Commandments. Oral arguments for the … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mike Morath, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Paxton says he’s gonna enforce that Ten Commandment law so hard, you guys
I have three things to say about this. Attorney General Ken Paxton promised to “vigorously enforce” the state’s Ten Commandments display law in a legal advisory sent to Texas public school districts, his office announced Wednesday. Paxton said his office … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Arlington ISD, Azle ISD, Comal ISD, Conroe ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Frisco ISD, Georgetown ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lovejoy ISD, Mansfield ISD, McAllen ISD, McKinney ISD, Northwest ISD, Rockwall ISD, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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Third lawsuit filed against Ten Commandments law
This one is a followup to the first one. Texas’ Ten Commandments law is facing another legal battle after a coalition of 15 families filed a lawsuit against their school districts to block the mandate to display the religious text … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Americans United, Arlington ISD, Azle ISD, Comal ISD, Conroe ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Frisco ISD, Georgetown ISD, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lovejoy ISD, Mansfield ISD, McAllen ISD, McKinney ISD, Northwest ISD, Rockwall ISD, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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More on the lawsuit over the latest DEI ban
I mentioned this in passing last week but wanted to give it its own post. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a group of LGBTQ+ and student rights organizations are suing to block a new state law that … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Brandon Creighton, diversity, Florida, gay rights, GSA Network, HISD, Jeff Leach, Katy ISD, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Plano ISD, schools, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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Nobody knows what to do about the dumb Ten Commandments law
It’s a mess. Texas school districts must decide whether to display Ten Commandments posters in every classroom before a new law requiring them to goes into effect Monday, even as its fate remains tied up in court. A federal judge enjoined 11 school districts from displaying … Continue reading
What the Lege has done since redistricting
Just a couple of headlines to ponder, now that the redistricting bill has been signed. Texas House greenlights ‘bounty hunter’ abortion pill ban Texas House OKs transgender bathroom ban after years of GOP attempts Yep, definitely doing the hard work … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Camp Mystic, cannabis, Congress, Constitution, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Patrick, diversity, Election 2026, Equality Texas, flooding, Greg Abbott, Guadalupe River, Jim Blackburn, Ken Paxton, Kerr County, lawsuit, mifepristone, redistricting, special session, Texas, Texas Water Development Board, THC, The Lege, transgender rights, veto
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Paxton orders other school districts to follow Ten Commandments law
Not a surprise. Attorney General Ken Paxton instructed schools across Texas to follow the requirements of the state’s Ten Commandments display law, despite a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the law for nearly a dozen schools last week. Paxton’s … Continue reading
Judge blocks Ten Commandments law
Good. A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily halted a Texas law that would require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom by siding with a group of families who claimed the requirement harmed their children’s religious development. U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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First Ten Commandments lawsuit heard
We are promised a ruling before September 1, the date the law would go into effect. The debate surrounding a state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools intensified Friday as attorneys representing 16 Texas families … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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Fifth Circuit keeps SB4 block in place
A bit of good news. A Texas law that would deputize state and local police to question and arrest people they suspect of being in the country illegally was blocked once again. The law would also authorize local judges to … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, American Gateways, Bastrop County, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, El Paso, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hidalgo County, immigration, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, lawsuit, MALDEF, McLennan County, Mexico, SCOTUS, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege
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Another lawsuit filed over the Ten Commandments law
Keep ’em coming. Sixteen Texas families of different religious and nonreligious backgrounds filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to display a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. … Continue reading
ACLU and other interest groups seek to intervene in Texas Dream Act lawsuit
Good. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Democracy Forward, National Immigration Law Center, and the Dallas-based firm of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann filed a motion to intervene today in ongoing federal court litigation — on … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Austin Community College, Democracy Forward, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, DREAM.us, FIEL Houston, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, immigration, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LUPE Votes, MALDEF, National Immigration Law Center, Oscar Silva, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege
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The other redistricting matter
Here’s a story from the Fort Worth Report on the redistricting trial going on in El Paso, with a focus on the effect in Tarrant County. Federal judges in El Paso are reviewing a lawsuit that alleges Texas redistricting architects … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alabama, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Attorney General, Beverly Powell, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, National Redistricting Foundation, OCA Houston, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, SD10, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act
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Long-awaited Texas redistricting trial begins
Been waiting a long time for this one. Questions over whether Latinos had their voting power diminished in the Dallas area will be a focus of a federal trial in El Paso that begins Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Al Green, Alabama, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Attorney General, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Greg Abbott, Jasmine Crockett, Justice Department, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, National Redistricting Foundation, OCA Houston, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act
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Two action items
Wanted to pass along a couple of notices of action items for those of you looking for something to do this week. Item #1, from the inbox: On Thursday, May 1, 2025, attorneys, judges, law students, and others committed to … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, activism, bail, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Houston, Pure Justice, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege
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Some plaintiffs drop out of redistricting litigation
Unfortunate but not unexpected. Two months before a scheduled trial, a coalition of voting rights groups is withdrawing from a long-running challenge to the political maps Texas drew after the 2020 U.S. census, which the groups said diluted the voting power of … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Attorney General, Congress, Election 2024, Election 2026, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Greg Abbott, Justice Department, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, OCA Houston, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act
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Fifth Circuit hears drag ban appeal
Hope for the best as always. A Fifth Circuit panel grappled with questions of free speech and expression on Wednesday as it deliberated whether to uphold a lower court’s ruling that a Texas law dealing with sexually explicit performances and … Continue reading
The 911 drones of Montgomery County
I’m kind of fascinated by this. Drones could soon take on a new role in The Woodlands, responding to 911 calls ahead of first responders. Leaders of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office see the drone pilot program as a way … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, drones, Montgomery County, police, Sheriff, Texas, The Woodlands
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The current state of voter purging
We’ll start here, and there’s a lot to unpack. Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced that the state has removed over 1 million names from the Texas voter rolls, mainly people who moved out of state or died but including … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Bexar County, Campaign Legal Center, David Whitley, Donald Trump, DPS, drivers licenses, Election 2024, Gene Wu, Greg Abbott, Harris County, immigration, Jane Nelson, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, National Voter Registration Act, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration, voter suppression
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CCA to take up Crystal Mason appeal
I guess we’re doing this. Texas’ highest criminal court will hear the case of Crystal Mason, a Tarrant County woman whose voter fraud conviction was previously overturned. Mason, 49, has been a focal point in Texas’ tough-on-voter-fraud election laws. She … Continue reading
Council sends Whitmire’s anti-protest ordinance to committee
Good, but until he backs down it’s not good enough. Houston City Council tabled Mayor John Whitmire’s proposal to ban targeted protests near residential homes after fierce opposition from pro-Palestine groups, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and others … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Emgage, HGLBT Political Caucus, Houston, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, NAACP, noise, SCOTUS, Tiffany Thomas
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State Supreme Court upholds gender affirming care ban
Can’t say I’m surprised. Hugely disappointed, but not surprised. The Texas Supreme Court upheld a recent state law that prohibits doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care to transgender minors after parents and medical professionals challenged the constitutionality of the restriction. Justice … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, puberty blockers, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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License plate scanning
HPD does a lot of it. How much is too much? As Houston public safety leaders continue to decry what they say are staffing shortages, the police department has come to rely on a license plate scanning technology more than … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, cameras, Houston, HPD, Larry Satterwaite, license plates
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Fifth Circuit partially upholds ruling that ordered library books back on shelves in Llano County
This is a lot. Eight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender issues must be returned to library shelves in a rural Texas county that had removed them in an ongoing book banning controversy, a divided panel of three … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, censorship, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, FReadom Fighters, lawsuit, libraries, Llano County, Texas, Texas Library Association
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Tarrant County DA still wants to prosecute Crystal Mason
What an asshole. Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated, his office announced Thursday. Mason, a Tarrant County resident, was acquitted of an illegal voting charge last month. Sorrells’ office is now asking the … Continue reading
The Fifth Circuit has its merits hearing on SB4
This is the big one. A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday from Texas and the federal government about whether it should continue blocking a new Texas law that would let state police arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, American Gateways, Bastrop County, Congress, Donald Trump, DPS, El Paso, Election 2024, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hidalgo County, immigration, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, lawsuit, MALDEF, McLennan County, Mexico, SCOTUS, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege
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Crystal Mason’s conviction for illegal voting overturned
Justice at last. A Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, who was given a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax … Continue reading
Appeals court upholds injunction that halted DFPS investigations of trans kids’ families
From the inbox: Today, the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, upheld injunctions in two related cases against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and Commissioner Masters, barring them from implementing the agency’s rule expanding the definition … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Amber Briggle, Amy Clark Meachum, Department of Family and Protective Services, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, PFLAG, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, transgender rights, Travis County
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