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LWVTX in the News Jun-Dec 2020

LWV Texas | Published on 12/23/2020

Hemphill County election website deemed outstanding - canadianrecord.com (12/23/20)
Our Town briefs: Horse photo contest, 'outstanding' websites and virtual Olivia's Angels - Amarillo.com (12/11/20)
LWV rates Potter and Randall County election websites 'Outstanding' - KFDA (12/10/20)
Texas Lawmakers Still Aren't Holding Public Redistricting Hearings Ahead Of This Year's Legislative Session - KUT (12/02/20)
What Next Year's Redrawing Of Voting Districts May Look Like - NPR (12/02/20)
Texas redraws its political districts in 2021. What's going to happen? - Fort Worth Star Telegram (12/01/20)
Leagues of Women Voters oppose Trump bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from census - New Jersey Globe (11/17/20)
Judge strikes down GOP challenge to 127K Texas Drive-Thru ballots - The Washington Newsday (11/14/20)
'I will not be the last': What VP-elect Harris' historic achievement means for Texas women in politics - The Dallas Morning News (11/10/20)
'I want to participate in making history,': SA women praise groups that fought for their right to vote - KSAT San Antonio (11/09/20)
Congress is getting a makeover as record amount of women are expected to hold positions - KXXV News Channel 25 (11/09/20)
Civil Rights Groups Say Efforts To Limit Voting Backfired As Turnout Continues To Surge In Texas - KUT (11/03/20)
Nearly 127000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led - frontporchnewstexas.com (11/03/20)
Judge rules to allow 127000 ballots cast by drive-thru to count in Harris County - CW39 (11/03/20)
Civil Rights Groups Say Efforts To Limit Voting Backfired As Turnout Continues To Surge In Texas - KUT (11/03/20)
Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit - San Antonio Current (11/02/20)
Texas Court Blocks Republicans attempt to invalidate 127000 Drive-Thru Votes - Black Star News (11/03/20)
Federal Judge Rules Houston Drive-Through Votes Count - Public News Service (11/03/20)
Judge strikes down GOP challenge to 127K Texas drive-thru ballots - Gephardt Daily (11/03/20)
MLB helping efforts to Get Out the Vote - MLB.com (11/03/20)
Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit - KXXV News Channel 25 (11/02/20)
A federal judge threw out a Republican effort to invalidate 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting locations in Texas - Business Insider (11/02/20)
Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit - Texas Tribune (11/02/20)
League of Women Voters of Texas Urges Voters to Continue Casting Record Numbers of Ballots Election Day WBAP News/Talk (11/02/20)
Texas Republicans Want to 'Improperly Influence' Election by Scrapping Drive-thru Ballots, ACLU Says - Newsweek (11/02/20)
Today is last day to vote early in Harrison County - Marshall News Messenger (10/30/20)
League of Women Voters offers Voters Guide - The Schulenburg Sticker (10/28/20)
Texas High Court Upholds Order Limiting Early Ballot Drop-Off Sites - Courthouse News Service (10/27/20)
Election 2020: Prop 25's passage would end cash bail and an industry - Silicon Valley Business Journal (10/28/20)
It Might Be Too Late To Mail Back A Ballot. Here Are Other Options - KUT (10/28/20)
Answer Line: Quiet zone taking longer than expected - Longview News-Journal (10/24/20)
SCOTUS to Decide if Illegal Immigrants Will be Counted in 2020 Census - KFI AM 640 (10/23/20)
33 percent of Harrison County voters cast ballots in election, so far; early voting this weekend - Marshall News Messenger (10/23/20)
Texas Advocates Dig In For Long Voter Suppression Fight - Who.What.Why (10/22/20)
League of Women Voters of Texas nonpartisan guide for Nov. 3 election - Tyler Morning Telegraph (10/21/20)
NBC 5 Responds: Ballot By Mail Applications Deadline Looming - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (10/21/20)
Court reinstates Texas's process for tossing absentee ballots over mismatched signatures - The Hill (10/20/20)
Bad news from Texas on absentee ballots rejected in signature match - Arkansas Times (10/20/20)
Texas Judge Blocks Limit on Ballot Drop Boxes Upheld by Fifth Circuit -Courthouse News Service (10/15/20)
Appeals Court Upholds Gov. Abbott's Limit on Mail Ballot Drop-Off Locations - Spectrum News (10/14/20)
Vote informed with these voting guides from San Antonio organizations - KSAT San Antonio (10/13/20)
Comal voters hungry to be heard - Herald Zeitung (10/13/20)
Court reinstates Texas limit on ballot drop-off locations - KSAT San Antonio (10/13/20)
VERIFY: What is, isn't allowed at Texas voting sites in 2020 - KCENTV.com (10/13/20)
Early voting begins Tuesday, here's the difference between a poll worker and a poll watcher - KIIITV.com (10/12/20)
Texas counties temporarily blocked from offering multiple mail-in ballot drop-off locations - Texas Tribune (10/11/20)
Federal judge shoots down Texas proclamation allowing one ballot drop-off location per county - The Hill (10/09/20)
Irving company pivots to green energy - Sealy News (10/09/20)
Federal judge hears arguments for, against Gov. Abbott's order to limit ballot drop-off locations - KVUE.com (10/09/20)
Texas Governor Defends Limit on Ballot Drop-Off Sites - Courthouse News Service (10/08/20)
District Judge, 28th Judicial District - KIIITV.com (10/08/20)
Governor Abbott facing lawsuits after new voting order - abc7amarillo.com (10/07/20)
Cobler: Irving company pivots to green energy - Brownwood Bulletin (10/07/20)
Voters Guide: Del Mar College Board of Regents At-Large KIIITV.com (10/07/20)
Governor Abbott faces three legal challenges to his order closing ballott drop sites - RADIO.COM (10/07/20)
Texas Justices Halt Houston Mail-In Ballot Application Plan - Law360 (10/07/20)
Texas Voter Suppression Tactics Recall the Jim Crow Era - The Intercept (10/05/20)
FOX 7 Discussion: Voting in Texas for the 2020 election - FOX 7 Austin (10/05/20)
Two Texas lawsuits challenge governor's restrictions on ballot drop-off locations - CNN (10/05/20)
Voters, voting rights groups sue Gov. Greg Abbott over order to close ballot drop-off locations - Katy Times (10/04/20)
Voter registration deadline is tomorrow - KAUZ (10/04/20)
Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues Over Ballot Changes - Patch.Com (10/04/20)
How coronavirus is disrupting daily life on Capitol Hill - KWTX (10/04/20)
Two Texas lawsuits challenge governor's restrictions on ballot drop-off locations - KMOV.com (10/03/20)
Groups sue Texas governor to block limits on ballot drops - KSAT San Antonio (10/02/20)
Voting rights groups, voters file suit over Texas governor's drop box limit - NBC News (10/02/20)
Nation and world news briefs - The Bakersfield Californian (10/02/20)
Texas Matters: Ballot Box Battle, Disabled Voting Rights And Dallas Political Piggy Bank - KSTX NPR All Things Considered (10/02/20)
Lawsuits filed by groups accusing Gov. Abbott of trying to suppress votes - KIIITV.com (10/02/20)
Voters, voting rights groups sue Gov. Greg Abbott over order to close ballot drop-off locations - Texas Tribune (10/02/20)
As Democrats gain ground in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott dramatically cuts drop off boxes to one per ... - Raw Story (10/01/20)
Woman League of Voters Texas Voters' Guide now available in two formats - WOAI (9/30/20)
TEXAS PRO SPORTS TEAMS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS UNITE WITH #TEXASTEAMUP - Spurs.com (9/30/20)
The History of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas - Jack County Herald (9/30/20)
The DTALKS Podcast Episode 145 - Empowering Voters (ft. Grace Chimene) (9/28/20)
Lawsuits over voting rights and how they affect Texas - mySanAntonio.com (9/28/20)
Texas complies with court-ordered 'motor voter' change - Austin American-Statesman (9/24/20)
USPS Officials Allow Voter Materials At Post Offices After Issues In The Houston Area - Houston Public Media (9/22/20)
New voter registrations plummeted during the pandemic in Texas, where you can't register online - Texas Tribune (9/17/20)
As Harris County prepares to send mail ballot applications, state requests quick ruling in appeal - Community Impact Newspaper (9/14/20)
Texas judge rules: Every vote counts! - White Rock Lake Weekly (9/10/20)
A Win for Mail Voters, a Loss for In-Person Voters and New Allies in Mail Ballot Fight - Reform Austin (9/9/20)
State elections director opposes Harris County mail ballot plan, says in-person voting safe across Texas - Houston Chronicle (9/9/20)
Voting, civil rights groups support Harris County mail ballot plan opposed by Paxton - San Antonio Express-News (9/9/20)
Texas voters must be notified of signature issues on mail ballot, federal judge rules - Houston Chronicle (9/9/20)
How to Raise a Voter - Dallas Fort Worth Child
Post Office and big box stores spurn League of Women Voters registration efforts - KTRK-TV (9/1/20)
Voting Advocates Seek Community Help Ahead of Election Day - Spectrum News (8/31/20)
US judge again orders Texas to fix voter registration violation - Austin American-Statesman (8/29/20)
Texas League of Women Voters challenges Trump census order - CanadianRecord.com (8/27/20)
League of Women Voters to celebrate centennial - DailyTimes.com (8/25/20)
2020 voting reminders from the League of Women Voters - DailyTimes.com (8/25/20)
2020 Census outreach event held in north Austin - KXAN.com (8/24/20)
LWV give voter registration opportunities - KAMR MyHighPlains.com (8/22/20)
Everything you need to know about voting by mail in Texas - Houston Chronicle (8/20/20)
100 years after the 19th Amendment: Minnie Fisher Cunningham - KSAT San Antonio (8/18/20)
How Texas Women Delivered the Nineteenth Amendment - The Texas Observer (8/17/20)
Celebrations in the San Antonio area of women’s voting rights include action as well as remembrances - San Antonio Express-News (8/17/20)
A Texan who empowered women is a name to remember on the centennial of the 19th Amendment - Houston Chronicle (8/16/20)
As We Celebrate the Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Remember it Only Applied to White Women Op Ed Dallas Morning News by NAACP, LULAC and LWV Texas
County election websites reviewed - Farmersville Times (8/6/20)
League of Women Voters of Texas give improvements needed for voter safety - Crossroads Today (7/29/20)
Some Texas Voters Are Getting Their Mail-In Ballots Returned To Them, Group Says KUT.org (7/13/20)
Here's Why Masks Aren't Required At The Polls - KERA News (7/10/20)
Early Voting Is Smooth Amid Coronavirus, But November Looms - Texas Standard (7/9/20)
League of Women Voters Urges Governor to Provide Masks for SafeVoting - Irving Weekly (7/8/20)
How to get a mail-in ballot for the July 14 Texas election - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (6/29/20)
Know before you go: Early voting - Midland Reporter-Telegram (6/28/20)
Texas groups promote varying voter guides - KGBT-TV (6/25/20)
Court Dismisses Democrats' Bid to Salvage Straight-Party Voting - Texas Scorecard (blog) (6/25/20)
Organizations urge Gov. Greg Abbott to extend early voting, increase polling places amid COVID ... - KVUE.com (6/17)
Debates ensue over mail voting as July runoffs approach in Harris County - Community Impact Newspaper (6/15/20)
Debates ensue over mail voting as July runoffs approach in Harris County-Voting During the Coronavirus - Community Impact (6/15/20)
Texas Democrats Drop Losing Lawsuit to Force Vote-by-Mail - Texas Scorecard (blog) (6/11/20)
Texas Elections Are Going To Be Hard To Staff, So Voting Groups Plan To Recruit Poll Workers - KUT

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