Texas: McKinney attorney Taylor Willingham joins Cox, Sanford in race for mayoral seat
DALLAS — Estate attorney Taylor Willingham announced this week he’s running for McKinney’s mayor, joining realtor Bill Cox and former Republican state representative Scott Sanford in the race to fill ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to set a high bar for local taxes increases
Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.
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State of Texas: ‘School choice’ emergency item wins fast approval in Senate
Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...
House, Senate committees kill bills banning electronic voting machines in Wyoming
After three long meetings of public testimony, House committee members killed a bill that would ban the use of electronic voting machines in Wyoming elections late Wednesday night in an 8-1 vote. A ...
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Primary election vote requirements by state
Eight states require that a candidate win a majority of all votes cast (i.e., 50 percent plus at least one) in order to be declared the winner of a primary election, including one state that uses RCV ...
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Some Texas lawmakers want to ban countywide voting on Election Day. Local officials are pushing back.
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