Latino voters

Texas AG Ken Paxton raids homes of Latino civil rights members, setting up a voting rights showdown

As I reflect on the recent events surrounding Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his appalling raids on the homes of Latino civil rights members, I am filled with a mixture of anger, frustration, and disbelief. The reports of an 87-year-old woman being interrogated in her nightgown in her front yard for two hours are not just disturbing, but downright shameful. This elderly woman, who has been diligently registering folks to vote for decades, was subjected to humiliation and intimidation by authorities under the guise of investigating election law violations.

The warrant to search for evidence related to alleged violations of election laws regarding vote harvesting and identity fraud seems flimsy at best.… Continue reading