Texas shares entire voter registration list with the Trump administration

Republicans in Dallas and Williamson counties force a change that will affect voters in both parties.

State election officials did not initially check state records before telling counties to investigate the citizenship of 2,724 registered voters.

GOP push to exclude some noncitizens raises questions over the future of redistricting.

Dallas Republicans say they’ve raised more than $400,000 to pay for the hand count. It’s not yet clear if the party has secured the hundreds of polling locations needed and the supplies.

The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.

First, a switch to new congressional maps. Now, a switch back to the old ones, with a key deadline approaching, and another reversal still possible.

She declined to order a reversal of the changes, but called for an expedited ruling on claims by voting rights groups that the overhaul was illegal.

The race for the Houston-area congressional seat is headed for a runoff, with a primary coming just weeks later.

Secretary of State Jane Nelson says such a change should be up to the Legislature, not the courts.