“All eligible Texas voters … should not have their voices muted by those who abuse the system.”
– Texas Secretary of State David Whitley, setting off a furor over alleged (and highly unlikely) voter fraud that’s prompted tweets from Trump, a lawsuit from LULAC, and a walk-back from the SoS himself. See “Point Austin” and “Lege Lines,” Feb. 1.
This article appears in February 1 • 2019.
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