Secretary of State John Scott, Texas’ top election official, resigns
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
12/06/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Audits; Election laws; Public officials' resignations; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas
Days before early voting, Texas says it's missing Harris County information for 2020 election audit
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
10/20/2022
4 doc(s)
Audits; Early voting; Election administration; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; Secretary of State, Texas
Will Gov. Greg Abbott concede a close race for governor? Beto O’Rourke has an idea
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
10/19/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto
Activists disrupt Hays vote testing
Austin American Statesman
Contreras, N.
09/26/2022
2 doc(s)
Election administration; Hays County; Scott, John B.; Voting systems
Harris County Commissioners Court OKs lawsuit over random state election audit
Houston Chronicle
Begley, D.
08/03/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Audits; Bettencourt, Paul; County commissioners; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County
Harris County to face another election audit as new Texas law triggers greater scrutiny
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
07/29/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Election laws; Harris County
Congressional committees open investigation into election disinformation in Texas, 3 other states
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
04/22/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Congressional investigations; Election administration; Misinformation; Voting by mail
Texas has failed mail-in voters
Dallas Morning News
Ed.
02/17/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Voting by mail
Anti-Trump Republicans blast Texas Gov. Abbott over 'sham' election audit
San Antonio Express News
Blackman, J.
02/01/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Political advertising
The GOP is undermining confidence in elections, but Democrats are, too
Dallas Morning News
Leubsdorf, C.
01/28/2022
1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Election administration; Electoral College; Voting rights
And so begins the restricting of democracy
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
01/23/2022
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Election administration; Voter registration; Voting by mail; Voting rights
Beto O’Rourke says he’ll reach out to 2 million Texas voters in February amid voting problems
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
01/22/2022
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Election administration; Gubernatorial campaigns; League of Women Voters; O'Rourke, Beto; Secretary of State, Texas; Voter registration
Texas congressional Dems call for Justice Department to monitor election audit in 4 Texas counties
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
01/20/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Allred, Colin; Audits; Election administration; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Presidential Election 2020; Veasey, Marc; Voter registration
The strange silence around Texas election audit
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
01/09/2022
5 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Presidential Election 2020
Audit that found few voting flaws in Tarrant, Texas is legacy of Trump’s election lies
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
01/09/2022
5 doc(s)
Attorney General of Texas; Audits; Election fraud; Paxton, Ken; Presidential Election 2020; Republicans; Trump, Donald
The Big Lie isn’t dead, despite heaps of evidence. Voters must be ready in 2022.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
01/04/2022
4 doc(s)
Election fraud; Presidential Election 2020
First part of Texas’ 2020 election audit reveals few issues, echoes findings from review processes already in place
San Antonio Express News
Ura, A.
01/03/2022
6 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas
Texas secretary of state reveals 1st results from forensic audit of Dallas, Collin, Tarrant counties
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
01/01/2022
3 doc(s)
Audits; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas
Audit pressure upped
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
12/20/2021
2 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas
The real cost of the Texas elections audit
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/16/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas
Texas secretary of state sends ‘exhaustive’ election audit ask to Dallas, Tarrant, Collin counties
Dallas Morning News
Jankowski, P.
12/13/2021
2 doc(s)
Audits; Collin County; Dallas County; Election administration; Harris County; Presidential Election 2020; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas; Tarrant County; Texas Civil Rights Project
A growing number of Texas Republicans want a fourth special session to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban
Austin American Statesman
Pollock, C.
12/05/2021
1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Cain, Briscoe; Coronavirus; Oliverson, Tom; Rinaldi, Matt; Special session potential topics; Turner, Chris; Vaccine mandates
Unnecessary election audit supports baseless claims of extensive voter fraud
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
11/26/2021
2 doc(s)
Audits; Presidential Election 2020; Scott, John B.
What if that $4 million went toward helping Texans instead?
Austin American Statesman
Grumet, B.
11/24/2021
3 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Howard, Donna; State budgets
Full forensic audit will restore faith in Texas elections
Houston Chronicle
Scott, J.
11/21/2021
2 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas
Gov. Abbott uses emergency power to fund $4 million audit of 2020 Texas election results
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
11/20/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Budget execution authority; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas; State agency budgets; Trump, Donald
Texas’ new secretary of state doesn’t deny Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, but he’s still prioritizing an election audit
San Antonio Express News
Svitek, P.
11/09/2021
2 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; Audits; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Hughes, Bryan; Presidential Election 2020; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas; Trump, Donald
Does Texas really need a former Trump lawyer to oversee election integrity?
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/26/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Election fraud; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas; Trump, Donald
New Texas secretary of state from Fort Worth was Trump lawyer in election challenge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
10/22/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial appointments; Hughes, Bryan; Scott, John B.; Secretary of State, Texas; Turner, Chris
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants fourth special session for election audit, higher penalties for illegal voting
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
10/21/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; Allison, Steve; Audits; Election fraud; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Schaefer, Matt; Special session potential topics
Texas Legislature ultimately ignores Donald Trump’s lobbying for special session election bills
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
10/20/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Audits; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Phelan, Dade; Presidential Election 2020; Trump, Donald
Who triumphed – and who got walloped – in Texas lawmakers’ 3rd overtime session of the year?
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
10/20/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
87th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Powell, Beverly; Special elections
Abbott mandate rejects idea of personal choice
Bryan Eagle
Ramsey, R.
10/18/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Gubernatorial campaigns; Huffines, Don; Luther, Shelley; Patrick, Dan; Vaccine mandates
“God’s will is being thwarted.” Even in solid Republican counties, hard-liners seek more partisan control of elections.
Austin American Statesman
Schwartz, J.
10/17/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Audits; Ballots; County commissioners; Election administration; Election lawsuits; Hood County; Lang, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Presidential Election 2020; Trump, Donald; Voting systems
Study predicts hefty costs for Texas election audit bill pushed by Trump
San Antonio Express News
McKinley, E.
10/14/2021
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Arizona; Audits; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Fiscal management; Harris County; Legislative Budget Board, Texas; Presidential Election 2020; Trump, Donald
Trump warns of consequences if Texas House speaker doesn’t move quickly on 2020 election audit bill
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
10/10/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Phelan, Dade; Presidential Election 2020; Seliger, Kel; Trump, Donald
Former President Trump gets his way in the Texas Senate as audit bill moves on
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
10/07/2021
3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Alvarado, Carol; Audits; Bettencourt, Paul; Election administration; Elections; Gutierrez, Roland; Hughes, Bryan; Phelan, Dade; Presidential Election 2020; Seliger, Kel; Senate, Texas State; State mandates; Trump, Donald; West, Royce
Busy fall for city, state, U.S. politics
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
10/04/2021
1 doc(s)
Audits; Biden, Joe; Dallas City Council; Election administration; Government ethics; Infrastructure; Johnson, Eric; Presidential Election 2020
Trump calls ongoing Texas election audit ‘weak’, ups pressure on Abbott to add it to special session
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
10/02/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Audits; Presidential Election 2020; Trump, Donald
Texas secretary of state auditing 2020 election to ensure 'confidence' in results
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
09/30/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Miles, Borris; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas; Trump, Donald
Election audit will build cynicism, not fairness
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
09/30/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Presidential Election 2020; Whitley, Glen
Here’s how Texas plans to conduct 2020 election audit in Tarrant, three other counties
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
09/30/2021
1 doc(s)
Audits; Election administration; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas; Whitley, Glen
Abbott's four-county 2020 election audit wasn't big enough for Trump
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
09/30/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Secretary of State, Texas; Special session potential topics; Trump, Donald
Let the audit begin
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
09/30/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas; Trump, Donald
Trump supporters continue to cast doubt on the election in order to influence the next one
Dallas Morning News
Leubsdorf, C.
09/29/2021
1 doc(s)
Arizona; Audits; Election administration; Election fraud; Presidential Election 2020; Republicans; Trump, Donald
Texas will take its time, not hire private contractor for audit of 2020 election results
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
09/29/2021
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas
Texas announces details for two-phase election audit of 2020 results in four large counties
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
09/29/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Harris County; Menefee, Christian; Presidential Election 2020
There's no need for a 2020 election 'audit' in Harris County - or anywhere else in Texas
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
09/29/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Audits; Election administration; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; Presidential Election 2020; Secretary of State, Texas; Special session potential topics; Trump, Donald
State's election 'audit' wastes time, tax dollars
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
09/28/2021
1 doc(s)
Audits; Presidential Election 2020
