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Texas Secretary of State Office to pursue 'full forensic audit' of 2020 elections
By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 1, 2021
The Office of the Texas Secretary of State has released a two-page explanation of how it will conduct a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election results in the counties of Harris, Tarrant, Collin and Dallas.
Heritage Foundation analyst: Media all wrong on new Texas election law
By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 9, 2021
The mainstream media and advocacy groups have erroneously characterized the new Texas election reform law as one that restricts voting access, says Hans van Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation.
Texas legislation to 'secure sanctity of ballot box' heads to governor
By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 1, 2021
Overcoming a lengthy walkout by House Democrats, Republican lawmakers in Texas this week sent Gov. Greg Abbott broad election reform legislation, Senate Bill 1, that reins in some of voting practices ushered in during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor, a Republican, is expected to sign the bill into law.
'We are happy with the movement of this bill': Texas election reform could be headed to Abbott by midweek
By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 30, 2021
Legislation reforming Texas' election law could be headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as early as midweek, an elections analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) told the Austin Journal.
Honest Elections Project's Snead: U.S. House will 'weaponize progressive litigation machine' under guise of fighting voter discrimination
By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 18, 2021
House Democrats said they will vote next week on legislation that would require certain states to preclear changes to their voting laws with federal authorities.
'It shows the legislative process works': TPPF applauds work of Texas Senate on election legislation
By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 18, 2021
The Texas Senate’s approval of sweeping election legislation last week was a civics lesson for House Democrats who a month earlier fled the state to prevent the measures from making it to the governor, said Chad Ennis, senior fellow for the Election Protection Project at the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.