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What to Expect During the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Visit our Legislation Tracker to learn more about the bills that will make a huge impact on Texas during the 2019 Texas Legislature.
By Imelda Mejia
Trump Says 58,000 Texans Voted Illegally. Here's What Actually Happened.
The president of the United States is once again spreading unsubstantiated claims about rampant voter fraud and undermining faith in the integrity of our democracy. This time, he’s claiming that 95,000 noncitizens were registered to vote in Texas and more than half have actually voted. These numbers, he concluded, are “just the tip of the iceberg.”
By Andre Segura
Dallas Voters Must Learn About the District Attorney Before Election Day
By Richard Miles
Automated Translation Software is Confusing Some Texas Voters
By Matthew McCarthy, Edgar Saldivar
Businesses in Texas Can Help Get Out the Vote, Too. Here’s how.
Voting is a fundamental right guaranteed to all U.S. citizens, but not everyone chooses to exercise that right.
By Imelda Mejia, Edgar Saldivar
Texas Legislative Scorecards: See Where These Candidates Stand
We asked candidates running for State Representative in House Districts 115, 113, 104, and 47 about their positions on 13 key pieces of legislation affecting civil rights and civil liberties in our state. We then studied the results to determine which candidates were supportive of ACLU of Texas priorities. The scores below reflect how current state lawmakers voted during the 2017 legislative session. For challengers, the scores indicate how they would have voted, as indicated in their responses to our candidate questionnaire. Here are the bills we analyzed in each section. Click the header to find out more about each category:
By Brad Pritchett
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