/tags/david-whitley David Whitley en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:25:22 GMT /news/2019-07-29/gov-greg-abbott-is-required-to-appoint-a-secretary-of-state-without-delay Just as they do every year, hundreds of county officials from all over Texas are packing a hotel ballroom in Austin this week for three days of all things… Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:25:22 GMT /news/2019-07-29/gov-greg-abbott-is-required-to-appoint-a-secretary-of-state-without-delay /2019-05-28/texas-voting-chief-who-led-botched-voter-purge-resigns Secretary of State David Whitley was behind an effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the state's voter rolls. He resigned Monday as the Texas Legislature's session came to a close. Tue, 28 May 2019 18:01:00 GMT /2019-05-28/texas-voting-chief-who-led-botched-voter-purge-resigns Ashley Lopez /2019-05-27/embattled-secretary-of-state-david-whitley-resigns-as-texas-legislative-session-ends Texas Secretary of State David Whitley, who was behind the botched effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls , reportedly... Mon, 27 May 2019 21:47:03 GMT /2019-05-27/embattled-secretary-of-state-david-whitley-resigns-as-texas-legislative-session-ends Ashley Lopez /politics/2019-03-28/u-s-house-committee-investigating-texas-voter-roll-review The U.S. House’s main investigative committee has opened an inquiry into the Texas secretary of state’s review of the voter rolls for supposed… Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:00:53 GMT /politics/2019-03-28/u-s-house-committee-investigating-texas-voter-roll-review /2019-02-28/senate-panel-votes-to-confirm-texas-secretary-of-state-after-scolding-from-federal-judge The day after a federal judge in San Antonio criticized Texas Secretary of State David Whitley’s effort to remove alleged noncitizens from voter rolls,... Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:17:29 GMT /2019-02-28/senate-panel-votes-to-confirm-texas-secretary-of-state-after-scolding-from-federal-judge Ashley Lopez /texas-news/2019-02-27/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-from-purging-voters-in-citizenship-review In a major victory for voting rights groups, a federal judge has ordered that no Texas county should purge suspected non-citizen voters from the rolls or… Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:03:42 GMT /texas-news/2019-02-27/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-from-purging-voters-in-citizenship-review Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /2019-02-25/gop-bills-would-force-registrars-to-remove-people-flagged-as-potential-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls As the nomination of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley faces tough prospects in the Senate, two Republican senators filed bills raising the stakes... Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:01:00 GMT /2019-02-25/gop-bills-would-force-registrars-to-remove-people-flagged-as-potential-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls Ashley Lopez /politics/2019-02-22/opposition-mounts-against-texas-secretary-of-state-david-whitley Opposition has intensified against Texas' new election chief as a key lawmaker said he won't back Gov. Greg Abbott's nominee, who called into question the… Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:47:53 GMT /politics/2019-02-22/opposition-mounts-against-texas-secretary-of-state-david-whitley Associated Press /2019-02-11/ags-office-told-lawmakers-it-isnt-investigating-flagged-voters-it-told-a-local-official-it-is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton assured lawmakers on Friday that his office hadn’t launched criminal investigations into nearly 100,000 voters flagged... Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:34:24 GMT /2019-02-11/ags-office-told-lawmakers-it-isnt-investigating-flagged-voters-it-told-a-local-official-it-is /2019-02-07/texas-secretary-of-state-nominee-faces-confirmation-after-alleged-voter-purge Texas' election chief on Thursday defended giving prosecutors a list of 95,000 potential noncitizens on the state's voter rolls before vetting the... Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:48:52 GMT /2019-02-07/texas-secretary-of-state-nominee-faces-confirmation-after-alleged-voter-purge Associated Press, Paul J. Weber, The Associated Press