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“If the goal of redistricting is to ensure all voters have access to free and fair elections, it’s no surprise Texas failed the assignment,” said Anthony Gutierrez, Common Cause Texas Executive Director.

As the Texas Senate begins deliberations in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Common Cause Texas is calling on senators to act in the best interest of the state and remove Paxton from office.

Common Cause Texas has long called for adherence and expansion of state’s ethics rules.

Withdrawing Texas from ERIC early and without a tested alternative is a dangerous and unnecessary distraction to improving voting access.

Prior to his appointment as Texas Secretary of State – John Scott briefly represented Donald Trump's legal effort to challenge the election results in Pennsylvania