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Texas courts struggle to resolve criminal appeals that got lost in Harris County for decades

Overlooked in the churn of one of the country’s busiest courthouses, the forgotten appeals included two death penalty cases, and one from a man who’s already finished his 20-year sentence.

The Texas Tribune

States Enact 239 Election-Related Bills In 2023 Amid Partisan Divide

Democrats sponsored 19.7% of bills, while Republicans sponsored 59.8%. Governors vetoed 30 bills this year.

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Abbott signs bills altering election administration in Harris County

On June 20, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed two bills affecting the administration and oversight of elections in Texas’ largest county, Harris County.

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GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices

Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over state and local election offices

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Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.

WEKU

GOP's "shameless power grab" in Texas

"These bills are not about election reform . . . They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices"

Salon

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 26, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news.

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Ken Paxton dismissed House investigators as partisan Democrats. Their backgrounds suggest otherwise.

A Texas Tribune review of the investigators’ employment history, voting records and campaign donations found a lack of support for the attorney general’s claim.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans target state’s largest city with voting restrictions

Two laws approved by the house on Tuesday will affect Democratic stronghold of Houston

The Guardian - US

Texas governor sent bill abolishing position of Harris County elections chief

The Texas Legislature has approved abolishing a position Democrats in the state's largest county created to oversee more than 2 million voters around Houston

The Independent UK

Boy, 1, shot by four-year-old brother after he stumbled across gun in home

A four-year-old boy found an unsecured pistol inside their house and unintentionally shot his little brother in East Harris County, Texas, in the US, police said

Daily Mirror

Former elections chief Chris Hollins drops bid for Houston mayor

Facing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.

The Texas Tribune

Texas drops effort to punish Harris County over its law enforcement spending

The fight is the latest skirmish between Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Harris County leaders over whether they “defunded” law enforcement.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for Houston mayor

Jackson Lee enters a mayoral contest that is already well underway. The early frontrunner is state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, and his competitors include Chris Hollins, the former Harris County clerk, and Amanda Edwards, a former City Council member.

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Texas man fatally shoots himself after living with decomposing body for several months

Deputies in Harris County made the grim discovery while performing a welfare check

Daily Mirror

Man living with corpse at his home for months before shooting himself dead

The next-door neighbour of a man in Harris County, Texas, US, called the police after noticing a strong foul odour and flies 'above the normal size' around his property

The Texas Tribune

Texas executes Arthur Brown Jr. for Houston slayings despite claims of innocence, intellectual disability

Brown’s appeals ran out after almost 30 years on death row. Defense attorneys claim Harris County prosecutors hid evidence pointing to another suspect in the 1992 shooting deaths of four people in a Houston drug house.

Salon

Alarm over toxic Ohio water — in Texas

Contaminated water used in East Palestine transported more than 1,300 miles to a Houston suburb for disposal

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Dozens of inmates have died in a Houston jail since 2021. Now the FBI is investigating

Dozens of inmates have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, according to attorneys representing victims' families. The FBI has opened civil rights investigations into two of the deaths.

The Texas Tribune

FBI announces investigations into deaths at Harris County Jail

Since Jacoby Pillow’s death last month, at least three others have died at Harris County Jail. And the year before, the jail hit a record high of 27 in-custody deaths.

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for new election in Harris County after voting problems in November

A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office said only a court order could force a redo of elections.

The Texas Tribune

Republican Texas House candidate’s election complaint tossed after he fails to pay fee

Mike May was one of more than 20 losing candidates in Harris County who filed election contests, citing reports of Election Day issues.

The Texas Tribune

GOP Harris County judge candidate contesting her loss after Election Day problems at polling sites

Democratic County Judge Lina Hidalgo beat Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer by more than 18,000 votes. An assessment of Election Day problems at polling sites “has not yet revealed” whether any voters were turned away.

Daily Mirror

Teen student, 17, guns down roommate as she's taking down their Christmas decorations

Suspect Cayman Wilson, a fellow student in Crosby was charged with manslaughter and is being held at the Harris County Jail on $150,000 bond

Salon

Houston's chemical contamination

"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”

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