/tags/elections-2020 Elections 2020 en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:45:30 GMT /elections-2024/2024-10-25/texas-turnout-rate-slightly-down-after-first-three-days-of-early-voting State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:45:30 GMT /elections-2024/2024-10-25/texas-turnout-rate-slightly-down-after-first-three-days-of-early-voting Juan Salinas II | The Texas Tribune /politics/2023-10-19/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-in-case-over-efforts-to-overturn-trumps-georgia-loss Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:30:00 GMT /politics/2023-10-19/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-in-case-over-efforts-to-overturn-trumps-georgia-loss The Associated Press /news/2023-01-06/how-texans-helped-plot-foment-and-carry-out-the-jan-6-insurrection From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:56:47 GMT /news/2023-01-06/how-texans-helped-plot-foment-and-carry-out-the-jan-6-insurrection Robert Downen | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-12-30/heres-why-collin-county-received-high-praise-in-texas-2020-election-audit Texas’ top election official said the county’s operations were “unmatched.” Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-30/heres-why-collin-county-received-high-praise-in-texas-2020-election-audit Caroline Love /2022-10-27/what-do-you-do-when-someone-brings-up-fake-news-look-for-opportunities-to-break-down-barriers Trust, not correcting the record, is the key to eliminating disinformation, says Ling Hwey Jeng of Texas Woman’s University: “Don’t talk about politics. Talk about her grandson. Talk about her granddaughter.” Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:39:36 GMT /2022-10-27/what-do-you-do-when-someone-brings-up-fake-news-look-for-opportunities-to-break-down-barriers Michael Marks /texas-news/2022-10-21/charges-against-a-houston-man-accused-of-illegally-voting-are-dropped Hervis Rogers, whose determination to vote in 2020 garnered national headlines, was arrested and charged with a felony after the Texas Attorney General’s office argued Rogers was prohibited from casting a ballot because he was on parole. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:51:55 GMT /texas-news/2022-10-21/charges-against-a-houston-man-accused-of-illegally-voting-are-dropped Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /news/2022-08-01/texan-who-prosecutors-say-lit-the-match-of-jan-6-riot-sentenced-to-more-than-7-years-in-prison Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old Wylie resident, never entered the Capitol but helped ignite the crowd “into an unstoppable force,” a prosecutor at his trial said. His sentence is the longest given out so far from the Jan. 6 riot. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/texan-who-prosecutors-say-lit-the-match-of-jan-6-riot-sentenced-to-more-than-7-years-in-prison Eric Neugeboren | The Texas Tribune /government/2022-07-25/texas-ag-ken-paxton-bans-staff-lawyers-from-speaking-at-state-bar-events The bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:09:50 GMT /government/2022-07-25/texas-ag-ken-paxton-bans-staff-lawyers-from-speaking-at-state-bar-events Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-05-06/texas-ag-paxton-claims-hes-being-sued-by-the-state-bar-over-election-challenge After Paxton said the lawsuit was politically motivated, the attorney general announced his office is investigating a state bar’s non-profit arm for allegedly aiding “a mass influx” of undocumented immigrants. Fri, 06 May 2022 20:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-06/texas-ag-paxton-claims-hes-being-sued-by-the-state-bar-over-election-challenge Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2022-04-18/texts-show-u-s-rep-chip-roy-sought-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-2020 CNN on Friday published the Austin congressman’s text messages with President Donald Trump’s chief of staff in the aftermath of the election. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMT /government/2022-04-18/texts-show-u-s-rep-chip-roy-sought-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-2020 Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune