Elections

What Paxton will do if the federal government is unable to confirm the citizenship status of some of the voters on that list is unclear. Under federal law, the state can no longer remove people from the voter rolls because it is less than 90 days before a federal election.

The 2024 election is just a few weeks away, KERA has put together a voting guide for North Texas voters. Here are the election dates you should know, and details about where to vote, and links to what’s on the ballot.

Today is the last day to register to vote in the November 5 election. You can find registration information and printable applications at VoteLubbock.org. Applications must be signed and mailed by today or you can submit them in person at the Lubbock County Elections Office at 1308 Crickets Avenue.And Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro has more on requests that the U.S. Justice Department monitor the November election in the state's 5 most populous counties.

Millions of Texas voters are in suspense. KERA reporter Caroline Love was one of those voters — here's how she fixed it.

Under a little-known Texas elections law, state prison inmates who are actively appealing their convictions are eligible to register and vote.

The Texas Racing Commission's law enforcement team collaborated with state partners to arrest of nine individuals at an illegal racetrack in Levelland earlier this week. And in the upcoming election, how voters see the abortion issue could determine who they vote for in some of the state's most competitive races. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more.

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke spoke to Texas Tech students yesterday as part of his tour of college campuses helping young people get registered to vote. Our reporter Brad Burt was there and spoke to one of the organizers, who wants to make it easier for Texas voters. And ahead of the November election, Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla reports that a new survey is challenging assumptions about Latino voters.

A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Texas voter security law SB1 are unconstitutional, and Texas can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act.

In a resolution signed Friday, the party blasted two Republicans who voted against the measure and accused them of undermining its electoral chances.

Data compiled by The Heritage Foundation – most known for being the architect of the controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025 – shows that noncitizen voting isn’t widespread in Texas. That’s despite repeated warnings from the state’s Republican leaders that elections are vulnerable to this type of fraud.