Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state's largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election,…
has sued two of the state's largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election, drawing claims of voter suppression from state Democrats.
Paxton's lawsuits are the latest round in an ongoing fight between Texas Republicans, who have long dominated state government and insist they are taking measures to bolster election integrity, and Democrats, who have strongholds in Texas's largest urban areas and complain the GOP-led efforts amount to voter suppression, particularly of Latinos.In the lawsuits, Paxton claimed the contracts went to a partisan vendor and argued they go beyond the local government's legal authority.
Paxton had warned Bexar County officials he would sue if they moved forward with the project. But the county commission still voted Tuesday night to approve its nearly $400,000 contract with Civic Government Solutions, the same organization hired by Travis County. Paxton filed the lawsuit against Bexar County the next day.“Our focus is solely on identifying and assisting unregistered individuals. We do not use demographic, political, or any other criteria,” Davis said.
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