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Amid a statewide campaign to halt voter fraud, a 2020 South Texas school board election has been overturned due to “repeated mistakes” by local elections officials that allowed illegal votes to be counted. *** Marisa Leal, who was originally declared the winner by one vote, contested the results after a recount found her opponent, incumbent Minerva Peña, won by eight votes. *** Following a hearing last month, visiting District Judge Joel Johnson found at least 24 illegal votes were cast in the election—more than enough to invalidate the election results. Among the illegal votes were 16 mail-in ballots cast in...

Today, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and commissioners of Harris County appointed Texas Democratic Party Finance Chair Chris Hollins as Harris County Clerk. The county clerk is the county’s chief election officer and is responsible for administering elections in Harris County, the third-largest county in the country. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa and Vice Chair Dr. Carla Brailey issued the following statement: “The Texas Democratic Party is proud Chris Hollins will take the next step in his commitment to public service and the people of Texas. “Chris will build on the progress started by Dr. Diane Trautman and will...

A Republican hopeful for Texas governor drew harsh criticism for hitting the campaign trail Tuesday with Ted Nugent, the controversial rocker who recently described President Barack Obama as a "subhuman mongrel." Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appeared at two campaign stops with the outspoken gun-loving musician-turned-commentator on the first day of early primary voting in the traditionally Republican state where he faces a surprisingly tough challenge by a rising-star Democrat.

The chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, Gilberto Hinojosa, sent the following email Tuesday morning.