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Coverage dated October 29, 2026 to October 30, 2026

Claiming racial discrimination, Texas AG’s office sues to stop get-out-the-vote efforts

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Polls show the head of that office, Ken Paxton, is currently behind his Democratic opponent in a heated U.S. Senate race.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Claiming racial discrimination, Texas AG’s office sues to stop get-out-the-vote efforts (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Polls show the head of that office, Ken Paxton, is currently behind his Democratic opponent in a heated U.S. Senate race.

  2. Jezebel

    Too Many Minorities Voted in Texas’ Harris County, So Ken Paxton’s AG Office is Suing (opens Jezebel)

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    Ken Paxton’s office said it filed the lawsuit because the county’s get-out-the-vote ads are allegedly leaving out white people.

  3. The New Republic

    Ken Paxton’s Office Sues Over Too Many People of Color Early Voting (opens The New Republic)

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    Republican Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton’s office is suing election officials in his state’s largest county for helping people of color to vote. Paxton’s lawsuit claims that a get-out-the-vote advertisement campaign from Harris County’s office essentially constitutes reverse racism because it enco…