Politics & Policy
April 23, 2018
Texas Gerrymandering Case Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
The nation’s high court will consider whether Texas legislative and congressional districts discriminate against minorities.
Voting Rights Act
Politics & Policy
January 25, 2017
Federal Judge Rules That Pasadena’s Election Rules Discriminated Against Latinos
Pasadena is now a compelling case study for the argument against defanging the Voting Rights Act.
Politics & Policy
July 23, 2015
Return to Cotulla
My family and their hometown helped change LBJ’s views on equal rights. Did his later policies change the reality for those in South Texas?
Politics & Policy
July 22, 2015
The Agitator
He wasn’t diplomatic and he wasn’t subtle, but Curtis Graves forged a political path for black Texans—and altered history forever.
Politics & Policy
July 22, 2015
Our Dignity, Our Destiny
The legacy of the Voting Rights Act.
Politics & Policy
August 12, 2013
Help Unwanted
The illogical politics of immigration reform.
Politics & Policy
June 27, 2013
The Supremes, Round Two: Shelby County v. Holder
In the epic flood of news these past few days, I wanted to return to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from earlier in the week. After ruling on Fisher, a more far-reaching case came down: Shelby County v. Holder, in which the justices decimated the Voting Rights
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
SCOTUS to Review Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Does Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act encroach on States' Rights?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Greg Abbott vs. LBJ: Voter ID Trial Begins
Three federal judges in D.C. will begin hearing arguments in State of Texas v. Eric Holder, which finds Texas seeking pre-clearance of SB 30, a.k.a. "the Voter ID" law.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
The Poll Truth
When a third of its citizens vote, can Texas really be called a democracy?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Righting Votes
Why requiring photo identification on Election Day is sensible and necessary—and hurts no one at all.
Politics & Policy
December 14, 2011
Holder Holds the Voting Line at LBJ Library
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder talks tough about redistricting, Voter ID, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act at the LBJ Library & Museum in Austin
Politics & Policy
November 28, 2011
Tea Partiers Have Trained Poll Monitors for the 2012 Election
Houston’s King Street Patriots have trained people in thirty states to monitor polls and guard against election fraud, but some accuse the Tea Party group of intimidation tactics.
News & Politics
March 1, 2000
Voting Rites
LBJ, George Wallace, Selma: Eavesdropping on the making of history 35 years ago this month.