Toluwani Osibamawo

The contents of the pamphlets sent out by the Texas Transgender Student Union, an LLC formed last month in Wyoming. Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer ordered the LLC to answer questions about the creation of the company and how it sent the mailers.

Senders of mysterious trans advocacy texts and mailers in Texas must reveal themselves, judge rules

Toluwani Osibamawo

A Travis County judge says a telecommunications company and a Wyoming LLC must reveal who sent unauthorized texts and mailers advertising material from an LGBTQ advocacy organization.

Many Texans received mysterious text messages and mailers that appeared to come from transgender advocacy groups, promoting resources from the Transgender Education Network of Texas and other LGBTQ organizations across the state. News reports quickly debunked the communications as false flags, but political consultants, attorneys and advocates say it's hard to find out who is behind direct marketing campaigns around election season, and their impact is even harder to control.

The Texas trans advocacy texts and mailers were fake. Their impact is real, and hard to control

Toluwani Osibamawo

Texts and pamphlets purportedly sent out by a Texas transgender advocacy group were soon debunked as fake. But the scheme highlights how hard it can be to stem the flow of incessant political marketing during election season — and to reverse its harmful effects.

Early voting runs from Oct. 19 to Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3. Election officials in several Texas counties are working to clear the latest voter registration backlog caused by a software error on a state website. The glitch affected voters who updated their records between Sept. 1 and last week.

15,000 Texas voter registrations caught up in backlog after another state software error

Toluwani Osibamawo

Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.

At-home COVID tests have helped people confirm they're sick, but they've also contributed to undercounts of cases in communities.

What you should know about Lubbock's summer COVID outbreak

Brad Burt, Toluwani Osibamawo

With cases once again on the rise, here is some information to help you safely navigate the current COVID outbreak.