Nobody was surprised when Vasut expressed interest in running for local office, or when he sought a state seat, though he did recall being mistaken for a teenager while blockwalking in shorts and a t-shirt. Vasut and others in his age group help challenge assumptions about who is qualified ...
Early voting ran Feb. 21 through March 1. According to the Texas Secretary of State's Office, voter turnout was mostly down compared to the last presidential primary in 2020, despite having more registered voters. Early-voter turnout in Collin County was 2.94%, down from 6.72% in 2020. D...
When Blanco County was organized in 1858, an election located the county seat across the river from Pittsburgh, and named the townsite Blanco for the Blanco River. The Pittsburgh Land Company gave the new town 120 acres of land. In 1858 a post office was established. Mail service was ...
Know when Texas holds its elections for state officers Every mid-term election following the federal cycle Know what primary election "raiding" is This is when in a primary election, because we are an open systemmembers of one party raid the other party's election with the goal of changing ...
If the state imposes oversight on a county, the county election office would have to submit any voting or policy changes to the state for approval and allow staff from the secretary of state's office to observe election proceedings. Because, you know, why trust the people who have been doin...
The framers of the Texas Constitution of 1876, out of fear, placed many restrictions on state and local government activities from aspects such as governmental office terms and salaries, to spending activities, public school regulations, etc. In the long run however this proved to be a ...
Election officials must also verify voters’ information and compare it to state and federal data to check citizenship status. That information wasn’t always up to date or accurate, Patrick said. In some instances, longtime voters who’d never missed their opportunity to cast their ballot found...
Texas: The Issue Is - Secretary of State John Scott on the election security Secretary of State John Scott says he is confident the 2022 midterms will be the "safest, most transparent" election the state has ever conducted. This week’s Texas: The Issue Is focuses on the midterm ...
Texas is one of the nation's biggest recurring battlegrounds over voting rights. Those tensions reignited as Whitley's office claimed that 58,000 of the voters flagged were shown to have voted in at least one election since 1996, prompting President Donald Trump to renew unsubstantiated claims of...
Meta agrees to pay Texas $1.4 billion in largest state data privacy settlement Congress Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies at age 74 Politics Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office National ...