As GOP escalates claims about illegal voters, Harris County delays plan to boost registration
An effort to register Harris County voters ahead of the November election was thwarted this week when Commissioners Court set aside a proposal that had attracted criticism from state and local Republicans.
Greg Abbott says Texas purged 1 million registered voters to fight fraud. The ACLU has questions Commissioner Rodney Ellis, a Democrat, floated the idea earlier this month of sending text messages to unregistered voters that would direct them to a registration application. He also suggested mailing the application to non-commercial addresses where voters aren't registered.
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