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The letter doesn’t mention specific legislation, but rights groups and voter advocacy outfits say SB 7 and HB 6 would most harm voters of color and those with disabilities. "We believe that Texas elections should be convenient, transparent, and secure," the letter opens. “We stand together, as a nonpartisan coalition, calling on all elected leaders in Texas to support reforms that make democracy more accessible and oppose any changes that would restrict eligible voters’ access to the ballot,” write the businesses. “We urge business and civic leaders to join us as we call upon lawma...

Editorial: Democracy depends on voting, even in city races Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail Voters turned out for the fall election, but there is less enthusiasm for local elections. Make your voice heard by voting.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News At the state level, the question is whether voting access for Texans, especially people of color, will be diminished due to so-called “election integrity” bills. At the local level, the question is, will this municipal election be like so many others? Will we see a lack of civic engagement reflected in yet another paltry vot...

Texas voting bills target Democratic strongholds, just like Georgia's new laws FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Aubrey Calaway, 23, waits to vote outside Victory Houston polling station in Houston on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The location was one of the Harris County's 24-hour locations.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of6 A vehicle enters the drive thru voting location at Toyota Center on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of6 A Voter Assistant aids drive-thru voters at the ...

LULAC, NAACP decry bill allowing partisan activists to record Texas voters without consent FacebookTwitterEmail A poll watcher looks on as election workers work before the release of early-voting returns in Harris County on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at NRG Arena in Houston.Jon Shapley, Staff photographer / Staff photographer Civil rights groups are warning that Black and Hispanic voters will be disproportionately videotaped without their consent at polling locations under a bill on the fast track through the Texas Legislature. Although videotaping in polling locations in Texas is prohibited, und...

Texas Senate Advances Bill Limiting How And When Voters Can Cast Ballots, Receive Mail-In Voting Applications Senate Bill 7 is at the forefront of Texas Republicans’ crusade to further restrict voting in the state after last year’s election. April 1, 2021, 1:00 PM Like other proposals under consideration at the Texas Capitol, many of the restrictions in Senate Bill 7 would target initiatives championed in Harris County to make it easier for more voters to participate in elections. Senate Republicans on Thursday cleared the way for new, sweeping restrictions to voting in Texas that take pa...