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Sep 8, 20222 min read
Carl Blair Reflects on His Time as an Election Protection Legal Volunteer
My parents were both born in the early 1950s, well over a decade before the Voting Rights Act changed the very fabric of our democracy. ...


Sep 7, 20222 min read
Luke Freedman Reaffirms His Passion for Public Interest Law as a Summer Law Clerk for TCRP
Earlier this summer, as a Summer Law Clerk for TCRP, I was in a meeting with TCRP Attorney’s discussing legal strategy for a suit against...

Sep 1, 20222 min read
The Facts on Senate Bill 1: Changes in Texas Election Law since 2020
In the aftermath of a persistent myth regarding a stolen 2020 presidential election, partisan policymakers trumpeted measures to reshape,...


Aug 31, 20222 min read
Kaylie Hidalgo Discovers Hope for Texas as a TCRP Law Clerk
As a law student aspiring to pursue civil rights law and contribute to progressive change, it was difficult to find my footing in the...

Aug 29, 20221 min read
New: TCRP Election Protection CLE Trainings
Early voting in the 2022 Election starts in two months! Are you prepared to cast your ballot? Our Election Protection team spent this...


Jul 20, 20222 min read
"Democracy from the Ground Up" Launches Powerful Campaign Ahead of Pivotal 2022 Election
Today, we are launching the 2022 Democracy From The Ground Up campaign to increase voter participation across Texas ahead of the midterm...


May 11, 20221 min read
New Hope for Crystal Mason After Her Conviction for "Illegal Voting"
No matter our background, we should all be free to vote without fear that simple mistakes could lead to criminal liability....

Aug 18, 20214 min read
Grace Under Pressure
Courage, as defined by the Profiles in Courage author John F. Kennedy, is “the most admirable of human virtues.” “Grace under pressure,”...


May 10, 20213 min read
Themes and Schemes: what this session’s voter suppression bills have in common
These bills may seem like random voter suppression masquerading as “election integrity,” but when you look at the full picture, these ter...

Apr 30, 20213 min read
Partisan and racial gerrymandering aren’t the only threats to fair maps in Texas
The Texas Lege has used racial and partisan gerrymandering to draw electoral maps. But it's also used another method: prison gerrymandering.


Apr 12, 20213 min read
Voter suppression is bad for democracy. It’s also bad for business.
The voter suppression bills quickly advancing through Texas’ legislative process have been denounced by faith leaders, civil rights...


Mar 29, 20213 min read
At legislature, Texas leaders prioritize voter suppression over real needs of Texans
HB 6 and SB 7 would make it even harder for Texans to vote in the nation's most voter-unfriendly state - here's how.
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