Where’s the Republican voting rights bill?
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
01/24/2022
3 doc(s)
Cornyn, John; Republicans; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Senators fail Founding Fathers, democracy, MLK’s dream
San Antonio Express News
Cherwitz, R.
01/24/2022
2 doc(s)
U.S. Senate; Voting rights
Senate Democrats point to Texas mail ballot issues in final voting rights push
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
01/20/2022
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Filibusters; U.S. Senate; Voter identification; Voting by mail; Voting rights
House Democrats want voting overhaul before maps are redrawn
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Macagnone, M.
08/18/2021
5 doc(s)
Census 2020; Minority voters; Redistricting; U.S. Congress; Voting rights
U.S. Rep. Al Green speaks out after arrest
Houston Chronicle
Varma, J.
08/18/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Green, Al; Reynolds, Ron; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Some U.S. House members praise Texas Democrats for ‘ingenuity and courage’ in voting rights fight
Dallas Morning News
Justin, R.
08/17/2021
2 doc(s)
Garcia, Sylvia; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Lee, Sheila Jackson; Martinez Fischer, Trey; U.S. Congress; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Elections bill battle intensifies
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
08/16/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Election administration; House quorum; Hughes, Bryan; Voting rights
Sen. Ted Cruz blocks Texas Democrats' voting rights blitz during all-nighter in U.S. Senate
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
08/12/2021
5 doc(s)
Cruz, Ted; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Partisanship; Reynolds, Ron; Turner, Chris; U.S. Senate; Voting rights
Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 wayward Democrats
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
08/11/2021
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Arrest warrants; Bell, Cecil, Jr.; Goodwin, Vikki; House quorum; Larson, Lyle; Paddie, Chris; Paxton, Ken; Phelan, Dade; Rodriguez, Eddie; Rules of the Texas House of Representatives; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; Urrutia, Brad; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
'A victory for Texas voters': Texas House Democrats praise progress toward U.S. voting rights bill
Austin American Statesman
Recio, M.
08/07/2021
2 doc(s)
House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Thompson, Senfronia; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
Quorum-breaking Democrats contemplate strategy as Greg Abbott calls 2nd special session
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
08/07/2021
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bowers, Rhetta Andrews; Collier, Nicole; Crockett, Jasmine; González, Jessica; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Johnson, Julie; Neave Criado, Victoria; Shaheen, Matt; Special session proclamations; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Turner, Chris; Voting rights; West, Royce; Whitmire, John
Quorum-busting Texas Democrats joined in D.C. by lawmakers from other states
Austin American Statesman
Mulder, B.
08/03/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Hinojosa, Gina; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
Democrats gain support of other state lawmakers
Dallas Morning News
Justin, R.
08/03/2021
2 doc(s)
Filibusters; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Public demonstrations; Ramos, Ana-Maria; U.S. Senate; Voting rights
100 state lawmakers to join Texas Dems to lobby for voting bills
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Williams, V.
08/03/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Legislators; Manchin, Joe; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Public demonstrations; U.S. Senate; Voting rights
Honor a generation of civil rights giants with a new voting rights law
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/01/2021
3 doc(s)
Civil rights; King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Lewis, John; Racial discrimination; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
‘We saw the writing on the wall’: Texas Democrats testify before Washington committee
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
07/30/2021
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bernal, Diego; Clardy, Travis; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Fallon, Pat; House quorum; Sessions, Pete; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
'Damn right I left Texas': Texas House Democrats get the mic at congressional hearing
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
07/30/2021
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bernal, Diego; Clardy, Travis; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Fallon, Pat; House quorum; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
Voting rights advocates set out on 1960s-style march to Austin: 'We need federal protection'
Houston Chronicle
Blackman, J.
07/29/2021
3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
O'Rourke, Beto; Public demonstrations; Voting rights
Texas Dems ponder strategy
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
07/26/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Cortez, Philip; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Leach, Jeff; Perry, Rick; Southeastern Conference; University athletics; University of Texas at Austin
Compromise on voting bill might be possible
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
07/22/2021
1 doc(s)
Cortez, Philip; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Voting rights
State Rep. Joe Moody's loss of speaker pro tempore role could hurt bipartisanship in Texas
El Paso Times
Jackson, A.
07/19/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Bipartisanship; González, Mary; House quorum; Moody, Joe; Ortega, Evelina 'Lina'; Phelan, Dade; Speaker pro tempore
San Antonio Democrats say D.C. trip is 'necessary to protect our democracy'
San Antonio Express News
Hardaway, L.
07/18/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bernal, Diego; Cortez, Philip; Election administration; Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara; House quorum; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Minjarez, Ina; Pacheco, Leo; Voting rights
Biden urged to meet with Texas Democrats in push for Congress to act on federal voting legislation
Dallas Morning News
Caldwell, E.
07/17/2021
2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Collier, Nicole; Crockett, Jasmine; Election administration; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Phelan, Dade; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
Texas Dems’ quorum break inspires Senate allies on voting rights, but they’re helpless to act
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/17/2021
4 doc(s)
Collier, Nicole; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Election administration; House quorum; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
No love lost between Cornyn, Cruz and the fugitive Texas Democrats
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/16/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; Johnson, Ann; Turner, Chris; U.S. Senate
Texas Democrats meet with labor activists, Sen. Manchin in Washington as they push voting rights
Dallas Morning News
Justin, R.
07/16/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Election administration; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Lewis, John; Manchin, Joe; Menéndez, José; Rose, Toni; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
Texas faith leaders hold voting rights rally in Austin
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
07/16/2021
3 doc(s)
Public demonstrations; Voting rights
Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Democrats act
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Slodysko, B.
07/15/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Harris, Kamala; House quorum; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
Cuellar hosts Dems who fled Texas in DC
Laredo Morning Times
Vela, J.
07/15/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Blanco, César; Campos, Liz; Cuellar, Henry; Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara; Gutierrez, Roland; House quorum; Martinez, Armando 'Mando'; Menéndez, José; Raymond, Richard Peña; Voting rights
Biden's attack on voter suppression
Longview News-Journal
Sargent, B.
07/15/2021
2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Voting rights
Valley congressmen support Texas Democrats who broke quorum
McAllen Monitor
Jimenez, F.
07/15/2021
2 doc(s)
Cuellar, Henry; Gonzalez, Vicente; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Martinez, Armando 'Mando'; Vela, Filemon B., Jr.; Voting rights
Texas Democrats descend on US Capitol to lobby lawmakers on voting rights legislation
Austin American Statesman
King, L.
07/14/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Doggett, Lloyd; House quorum; Turner, Chris; Voting rights
'We can't hold this tide back': Texas Democrats urge Biden to do more on voting
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
07/14/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Cornyn, John; Doggett, Lloyd; Filibusters; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; Turner, Chris; U.S. Senate; Veasey, Marc; Voting rights
Taking off: Valley lawmakers in Washington to challenge voting restrictions
McAllen Monitor
Jimenez, F.
07/13/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Dominguez, Alex; Guerra, R.D. 'Bobby'; House Democratic Caucus, Texas; House quorum; Lucio, Eddie, III; Martinez, Armando 'Mando'; Voting rights
Why a voting rights bill needs to be enacted
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Cooper, C.
07/10/2021
2 doc(s)
Campaign finance reform; Redistricting; Voting rights
Voting Rights Act on life support
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
07/07/2021
5 doc(s)
Arizona; Election lawsuits; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Luci Baines Johnson sees fighting for voting rights as a daughter honoring her father
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
06/28/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Barnes, Ben; Civil Rights Act of 1964; Johnson, Luci Baines; Johnson, Lyndon Baines; O'Rourke, Beto; Public demonstrations; Voting rights; Voting Rights Act of 1965
For the People Act blocked in U.S. Senate. What does that mean for Texas Democrats?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
06/24/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Phelan, Dade; Powell, Beverly; Romero, Ramon, Jr.; Special session potential topics; Turner, Chris; Veasey, Marc; Voting rights
Modern-day racism hides behind Juneteenth
Austin American Statesman
Robinson, E.
06/19/2021
4 doc(s)
Holidays; Juneteenth; Lee, Sheila Jackson; Racial discrimination
VP Harris hails Texas Dems who quashed elections bill as ‘courageous leaders and American patriots’
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
06/17/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Harris, Kamala; Hinojosa, Gina; House quorum; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
Texas group on a mission to preserve a sacred right
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
06/16/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
House quorum; Texas Democratic Party; Voting rights
Texas Dems who staged walkout to quash SB7 in Austin get triumphal showcase in DC over voting rights
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
06/15/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Anchía, Rafael; Election administration; Harris, Kamala; Manchin, Joe; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Pelosi, Nancy; Voting rights; West, Royce
Ahead of 2022 elections, Texas Democrats aim to register 2 million people to vote in bid to turn state blue
Dallas Morning News
Justin, R.
06/09/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Escobar, Veronica; Lee, Sheila Jackson; Voter registration; Voting rights
Democrats turn to Congress in fight against Texas Republicans’ voting bill
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
06/08/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Bledsoe, Gary L.; Collier, Nicole; Election administration; Granger, Kay; Phelan, Dade; Turner, Chris; Veasey, Marc; Voting rights
Biden pushes for voting rights law as restrictions mount
Austin American Statesman
Jaffe, A.
06/03/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Blacks or African Americans; Harris, Kamala; Hate crimes; Voting rights
Democrats must draw a line in the sand in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rubin, J.
06/03/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Voting rights
Texas Democrats call on Congress to help fight voting restrictions
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
06/03/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Castro, Joaquin; Crenshaw, Dan; Election administration; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Voting rights; Zwiener, Erin
Texas Republicans' voting bill led to a dramatic walkout. What we know about the fight over elections
Austin American Statesman
Quarshie, M.
06/02/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Election administration; House quorum; Howard, Donna; Johnson, Julie; Miles, Borris; Rodriguez, Eddie; Voting rights; Zwiener, Erin
Biden, marking race massacre in Tulsa 100 years ago, denounces ‘un-American’ GOP bills to hamper Black voters in Texas and elsewhere
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
06/02/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Election administration; Voting rights
Democrats win battle over GOP voting bill, but can’t win war without Joe Biden, Senate Dems
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
06/01/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Allred, Colin; Clardy, Travis; Davis, Yvonne; Election administration; House quorum; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Special sessions; Thompson, Senfronia; Voting rights
Democracy depends on voting, even in city races
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/25/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Castro, Julián; Election administration; Municipal campaigns and elections; San Antonio, Texas; Voter turnout
Democrats use state voting laws to fuel US overhaul
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Peoples, S.
03/27/2021
2 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Election administration; Georgia; Voting rights
Congress must derail the GOP's state-level crusade against voting
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
03/22/2021
3 doc(s)
Republicans; Voting rights
