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Democratic groups, as well as the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, had fought to keep the one-punch option in place for this election, arguing it would speed up lines at polling places, meaning ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Democrat-leaning Harris County "should be stripped of operating elections" while referencing ...

Sidney Powell, a Texas-based lawyer, is one of the more than 70 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for attempting to overturn 2020 election results. Powell previously pled guilty to to six ...

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