Texas Supreme Court rebuffs Travis County GOP's emergency appeal in 'election-eve' lawsuit
State law allows local Republican and Democratic parties to submit such lists to help ensure bipartisan staffing at the polls — and elections administrators are supposed to prioritize those people as they appoint poll workers.
Texas Supreme Court rejects Travis County GOP appeal to replace poll workers
On Monday, the Texas Supreme Court rejected an emergency motion from the Travis County Republican Party (TCRP) that aimed to force the Travis County Clerk to replace election officials at polling sites on Election Day after the party alleged there was an imbalance of Democrat and Republican poll workers.
Experts: Travis County GOP lawsuit part of national strategy to sow distrust in election
Travis County Republican Party Chairman Matt Mackowiak made an urgent announcement last Tuesday, more than a week into early voting: The local GOP had sued the Travis County elections administrator, alleging that she created a “severe deficiency” in the number of Republican poll workers at the county’s 170-plus voting locations.
Travis GOP sues county elections department over lack of bipartisan staff
The election code requires each polling location’s presiding judge and alternate judge to be affiliated or aligned with different political parties.
Travis County GOP sues over lack of Republican poll workers, had sent in ‘over 900’ names
The Travis County Republic Party has sued over an imbalance in poll workers at local voting sites, claiming that just 24% of the county’s poll workers are Republicans.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza, frequent target of GOP ire, wins re-election
Travis County District Attorney José Garza was re-elected in a landslide Tuesday, securing nearly 70% of the vote in his race ...
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Nearly 52% of registered voters in Travis County cast an early ballot
Central Texas voters turned out for early voting at a rate just shy of the turnout seen in the 2020 election – the last time ...
Up to 200,000 voters expected to cast ballots in Travis County on Tuesday
Election Day is Tuesday, but already more than half of Travis County registered voters have cast their ballots. According to ...
Travis County DA José Garza wins reelection
Garza was heavily favored to win Tuesday's general election after winning a hotly contested Democratic primary in March.
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Travis County unofficial election results: Prop A passes, incumbent José Garza wins second term
Unofficial election results in Travis County for this November indicate the passage of Proposition A and a second term for ...
Court denies Travis County GOP’s petition to replace poll workers
The Texas Third Court of Appeals denied an emergency motion filed by the Travis County Republican Party this week that asked ...
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PAC Profile: Republican Party of Travis County
*Based on data released by the Federal Election Commission on September 29, 2024 except for independent expenditure and communication cost, contributions to federal candidates, and contributions from ...