The trial date for the first of 21 pending election contests has been delayed due to the death of a key witness: long-time GOP activist Alan Vera.
Citing nearly two years of election “disasters," the Senate has already approved a bill forcing Harris County to revise its elections management.
Delayed openings and voting site closures due to equipment malfunctions and a paper ballot shortage have prompted multiple requests for public records.
In a bipartisan vote, the Texas Senate has approved removing the litigation exception for public information requests for election-related records.
An attorney representing Judge DaSean Jones said the legal election contests infringe on his client's rights to freedoms of association and speech.
The report points to usual problems with running elections but also blames the Houston Astros' World Series championship parade for causing delays.
Citing 19 alleged violations of election code, a Republican candidate who lost by 0.26 percent is seeking a new election in Harris County.
Although the state Supreme Court stayed an order to keep polls open to 8:00 p.m., Harris County is attempting to include late votes in its official results.
At the Texas GOP convention, reporters for The Texan talked with Republican grassroots leaders across the Lone Star State.
Republican Party officials claim Longoria’s plan to have county employees transport ballots and equipment on election day violates election code.
A procedural error brought a county’s election commission meeting to a halt while a GOP lawsuit seeks state oversight for upcoming elections.
Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria said that 6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican ballots were left out of election tallies; enough to change results in some close races.
