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Press releases from LWV-TX are listed below beginning with the most recent release. For additional information on LWV-TX activities, click the Action Alerts & Testimony link on the left.

Press Releases


01-20-12 LWV Statement on SCOTUS Ruling


01-03-12 Enhanced Voter Outreach in 2012


12-12-11 Leading Texas Civil Rights Organizations Call on U.S. Attorney General Holder for Strong Enforcement of Voting Rights


12-12-11 Attorney General Holder Must Re-commit to Protecting Voting Rights as New Voter Suppression Laws Sweep the Country


11-30-11 What Texas Voters Need to Know Now to be Sure They Can Vote in 2012


11-28-11 Statement by Anita Privett, Advocacy VP LWV-TX Declaring Opposition to Attorney General Abbott’s request of a stay of implementation of temporary redistricting maps


11-06-11 Only Those Who Vote Will Have A Say


10-18-11 LWV VOTERS GUIDE EXPLAINS NOV. 8 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BALLOT AND VOTER PHOTO ID SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT IN 2012


09-30-11 Register NOW to vote on Constitutional Amendments Nov. 8


09-15-11 Texas Redistricting Plan Blatantly Illegal


08-24-11 Celebrate the Power of the Vote


06-21-11 League Expresses Deep Concerns with Redistricting Process and Congressional Redistricting Plan


06-7-11 Lawmakers Must Address Redistricting Concerns


06-3-11 Justice for All in Peril


05-1-11 LWV-TX Celebrates Law Day and Importance of Fair Courts


04-26-11 Senate Proposal Inadequate to Meet Texas Needs


04-6-11 Redistricting It's Happening


03-18-11 Joint Press Release Voter ID Proposal Unnecessary Costly Unfair


02-28-11 Joint Press Statement on Voter Photo ID


02-13-11 LWV-TX Urges Public Involvement & Civility on 91st Birthday


01-3-11 Texas Deserves Nothing Less than a Balanced Approach to a Balanced Budget


11-1-10 All Voters Should Help Decide Who Leads Texas


10-29-10 Nov. 2 is the Last Chance for Voters to Have a Say


10-25-10 Joint Press Release Don't Let Voter Intimidation Sway the Election


10-14-10 LWV-TX Encourages Informed Voter Turnout as Early Voting Begins


09-28-10 Only a Few More Days to Register to Vote


09-20-10 Unless You're Registered to Vote


08/30/10 Voters Ill-Served When Candidates Refuse to Debate


08/19/10 Women's Equality Day 2010


05/04/09 Election Reform Statement


02/11/09 Judicial Reform Press Conference Statement


02/12/08 League of Women Voters is 88 in ‘08


01/24/08 Advocates Line Up To Testify Against Voter Suppresion Proposals At Elections Committee Hearing


01/24/08 Voter ID Press Statement


07/04/07 July 4th Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act


04/18/07 League of Women Voters Statement Press Conference


03/2007 Senator Ellis Press Conference