YEAR IN REVIEW No. 5: Attempt to purge voter list backfires
Austin American Statesman
Staff
12/25/2019
2 doc(s)
Citizenship; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Voter purge ill-advised from the start
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/06/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Legal settlements; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
U.S. House panel investigating Texas voter probe
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
03/29/2019
8 doc(s)
Citizenship; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
House probes voter purge
Houston Chronicle
Morris, A.
03/29/2019
6 doc(s)
Citizenship; Congressional investigations; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
More counties must stop voter citizenship review while lawsuits over noncitizen voter list continue
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/26/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Some counties agree to stop notifications in voter purge case
Houston Chronicle
Contreras, G.
02/26/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Whitley could lose his post
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/23/2019
2 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Buckingham, Dawn; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Whitley nomination looks doomed
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/23/2019
4 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Johnson, Nathan; Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Menéndez, José; Miles, Borris; Powell, Beverly; Rodríguez, José; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David; Whitmire, John; Zaffirini, Judith
Democratic senators urged to unite against Texas’ top voting official
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/22/2019
6 doc(s)
Buckingham, Dawn; Citizenship; Election fraud; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Rodríguez, José; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Lawyers: Block Texas’ noncitizen investigation or clients will ‘lose their right to vote’ next week
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/22/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; Hispanic or Latino voters; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Voter targeted in state investigation testifies she ‘felt like a criminal’
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/20/2019
3 doc(s)
Citizenship; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Fight over Texas voter probe shifts to federal court
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/19/2019
6 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Judge to hear voter list suit
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
02/19/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Latest voter suppression attempt is Texas-sized embarrassment
Austin American Statesman
McCann, B.
02/14/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Secretary of State, Texas; Sibley, David; Voter registration; Voting rights; Watson, Kirk
Texas Gov. Abbott's elections boss is in trouble
Longview News-Journal
Ramsey, R.
02/14/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Miles, Borris; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David; Whitmire, John
Whitley is not the right fit for Texas secretary of state
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
02/13/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; West, Royce; Whitley, David
Whitley is resolute in voter purge fiasco
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
02/08/2019
6 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Kolkhorst, Lois; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; West, Royce; Whitley, David
Gregg County begins to verify names on voter rolls as Rusk halts probe
Longview News-Journal
Evans, G.
02/08/2019
7 doc(s)
Citizenship; Voter registration; Whitley, David
S.A. state rep targets law that led to voting flap
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
02/08/2019
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Gutierrez, Roland; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Rodriguez, Justin; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Voter purge hasty, reeks of partisanship
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
02/06/2019
3 doc(s)
Citizenship; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Amid voter ‘purge,’ Latino legislators question whether Whitley should be confirmed as secretary of state
Austin American Statesman
Tilove, J.
02/05/2019
4 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Rodriguez, Eddie; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
Third lawsuit filed against Texas 'purge list' investigation into potential noncitizen voters
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; League of Women Voters; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Fort Worth attorney purged from voter rolls after 30 years. Was it because of her name?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tinsley, A.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
American Civil Liberties Union; Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Voter gaffe puts secretary before review
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
02/05/2019
5 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Gubernatorial appointments Senate confirmation; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Watson, Kirk; Whitley, David
2nd lawsuit seeks to block voter inquiry
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
02/03/2019
3 doc(s)
Citizenship; League of United Latin American Citizens; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
State sued over order to review citizenship
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
02/03/2019
3 doc(s)
Citizenship; Driver licenses; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Voter registration; Voting rights
Lawsuit: Texas tried to violate voters’ rights
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
02/03/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Driver licenses; League of United Latin American Citizens; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Voter registration; Voting rights
Voter purge’s rocky rollout
Houston Chronicle
Morris, A.
02/01/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; League of United Latin American Citizens; Voter registration; Whitley, David
Tens of thousands removed from potential non-citizen voters list after counties find flawed data
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/31/2019
4 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Citizenship; Israel, Celia; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Neave Criado, Victoria; Rodriguez, Eddie; Romero, Ramon, Jr.; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
County officials: State list of suspect voters has ‘significant’ errors
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
01/30/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Davis, Chris; Secretary of State, Texas; Travis County; Voter registration; Whitley, David; Williamson County
Some names in list of 98,000 potential non-citizen voters included 'in error,' county officials say, citing state
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/30/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election administration; League of United Latin American Citizens; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David
About 80 to get voter letters from flawed state list
Galveston Daily News
Ferguson, J.
01/30/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election fraud; Galveston County; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Voter purge branded as ‘witch hunt’
Houston Chronicle
Contreras, G.
01/30/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election administration; League of United Latin American Citizens; Naturalization; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Voting rights; Whitley, David
Errors cited in voter purge
Houston Chronicle
Lewis, B.
01/30/2019
4 doc(s)
Citizenship; Election administration; League of United Latin American Citizens; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration; Whitley, David