This morning the Lone Star Project released a shocking report that shows AG Greg Abbott has spent well over $1.5 million on out-of-state legal counsel in an effort to force use of discriminatory redistricting maps.Read More >>
Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking House Speaker Joe Strauss to make the interim redistricting plans drawn by the federal courts permanent. Why? So he can appear to be following the law...Read More >>
After federal courts shot down the new Texas photo ID law and the GOP-drawn redistricting maps, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Governor Rick Perry pledged to appeal both decisions to the Supreme Court. The photo ID law, which would require citizens to present government-issued photo ID at the polling booths, is a clear attempt to strip minorities of their right to vote.Read More >>
Last week, federal courts rejected Texas' redistricting and voter ID laws, citing discriminatory intent to disenfranchise minority voters. The rulings provide the most detailed takedown of these unjust laws to date. To highlight the rulings, we've pulled the top 10 quotes from each case to give you an idea of how the courts viewed the work of Republicans in the Texas Legislature.Read More >>
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be in Austin today to give a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library. Progress Texas is proud to have joined with leading Texas civil rights, voter rights and fair redistricting organizations including MALDEF, ACLU of Texas, the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network, La Fe Policy...Read More >>
