BREAKING: A federal judge has thrown out a Missouri GOP lawsuit that attempted to stop a referendum on their gerrymandered congressional map. The referendum’s organizers are set to submit far more than the required signatures later this week.

More than 50 years after the Voting Rights Act passed, full protections for voting rights are not guaranteed. Some people still face challenges participating in elections due income, health, age, race, disability, and gender. Tell Congress to guarantee the right to vote. www.lwv.org/take-action/...

Strike 3, the company behind Vixen, Tushy and Blacked, is suing Meta for using nearly 3000 illegally downloaded adult videos to train its AI models. www.wired.com/story/meta-l...

When you use “experts say” that phrase is superfluous and it actually tones down the rest of the statement. It is mathematically impossible. Period. This is an issue with most coverage of Donald Trump. He lies and makes impossible statements. Media reports then come up with “some experts disagree”.

NEW: The DOJ sued six more states this week in its ongoing effort to obtain unredacted private voter information, such as names, addresses, birth dates and ID numbers. But state election officials are pushing back, and are determined to uphold the law.

BREAKING: A Utah judge refused to halt her landmark ruling that struck down the GOP’s gerrymander — meaning a fairer map remains on track for 2026. Republicans claimed they had “no opportunity to appeal.” The judge flatly rejected that.

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

“Nothing will be torn down." -- Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary

Speaker Johnson needs to stop with the gaslighting & lies. He wants us to believe Rep.-elect Grijalva can access House systems and do her job without being sworn in. If so, that’s a bigger problem. Her oath takes 2 minutes. Just stop the coveruption. Swear her in. Release the Epstein files.

There's a Constitutional Amendment Election coming up in Texas on Nov. 4th! We've created nonbiased explainer videos to give you the pros and cons of each of the proposed amendments so you can vote with confidence! Here's the video for Proposition 17:

Happy birthday to the League of Women Voters of Texas!!! Here's to 106 years of empowering voters and defending democracy!

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

🚨 ACTION ALERT The America First Legal Foundation has petitioned the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to add documentary proof of citizenship requirements to the federal voter registration form. This would make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to register to vote.

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

The League is joining No Kings 2 as a national partner. We encourage everyone to participate in activities in a nonpartisan manner. If you are representing the League or wearing LWV shirts (which we encourage), please use good judgment in creating signs that are nonpartisan.

San Marcos voters are invited to a Candidate Meet and Greet for the San Marcos City Council Candidates October 15, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 Martin Luther King Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666.

An 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 is being held tomorrow, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐, 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. at Cuauhtemoc Hall, 1100 Patton St, San Marcos, TX 78666. Congressional redistricting with extreme gerrymandering is an attack on our democracy. Join in the fight to defend it and to protect our communities. #fairmaps #gerrymandering

So true.

A new proposed map for redistricting Texas was released today as part of HB 4. The House will host a public hearing at 10 a.m. this Friday to take up the proposal. The proposed map would eliminate 5 congressional seats currently held by Democrats. (Currently, the GOP holds 25 of 38 seats.)

The Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting has posted a hearing for Friday, Aug 1st, to take up HB 4. Notice here: capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/... #txlege #fairmaps #fairmapstexas #redistricting

WHY?

Tomorrow morning Democracy Docket will send out my latest analysis about how the gloves have come off in the fight for free and fair elections in 2026 Sign up now to receive in your inbox for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

Kyra Newton and Farah Sabah are part of a civically engaged youth movement here in Texas and together they co-founded Beyond Boundaries. This session they're speaking out for #fairmaps #txlege youtube.com/shorts/u75Ua...

ICYMI: North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban election officials from encouraging people to vote. The bill would escalate GOP efforts to block proactive voter outreach, like registering voters or sending mail ballots.

Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say. “If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.” By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

Fair Maps Texas is joining up with our friends at MOVE Texas to host 2 testimony trainings next week before redistricting hearings begin. Join up with us Tuesday, July 22 at 6pm or Wednesday, July 23 at noon and bring your democracy loving friends! #fairmaps www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...

Read our Fair Maps Coalition full statement here.

The League of Women Voters of Hays County is one of the co-signers onto this statement of Opposition to Redistricting as a member of the Fair Maps Texas Coalition. We join in asking for the immediate withdrawal of redistricting from the legislative agenda for the upcoming #txlege special session.

Today, the Fair Maps Texas Coalition along with 31 community organizations sent a letter to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House asking for the immediate withdrawal of redistricting from the legislative agenda for the upcoming #txlege special session. Please see below:

Please take action on this bill, which goes way too far.

Short-barrel arms, a.k.a. sawed-off shotguns, are easy to conceal. Please urge Governor Abbott to veto SB 1596. It’s quick and easy at the take action link below.

🚨ACTION ALERT!!!🚨 SB 1596 would remove short-barrel firearms from Texas’ list of prohibited weapons. Contact Governor Abbott and urge him to VETO SB 1596! Take action here: lwvtexas.org/take-action

🚨ACTION ALERT!!!🚨 SB 1362, the so-called “Anti-Red Flag Act” prohibits Texas law enforcement from accepting federal grant funds that support efforts to prevent gun violence. Contact Governor Abbott and urge him to VETO SB 1596! Take action here: lwvtexas.org/take-action

LWV will not stop fighting this administration’s attempt to blatantly disregard the Constitution. That’s why we’ve filed three amicus briefs over the past two weeks in birthright citizenship cases. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Democracy works best when elections remain fair and transparent. "The lawsuit says that Musk and two groups he funds violated prohibitions on vote bribery and unauthorized lotteries and says his actions were an unlawful conspiracy and public nuisance." www.wboc.com/news/nationa...

NEW: In a win for voters, the Supreme Court rejects the RNC's challenge to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allowed voters to cast provisional ballots in person if their mail-in ballots were rejected.

BREAKING: A right-wing legal group just sued to force Utah to turn over its entire voter roll — including private & protected records. The outcome of this case could potentially lay the groundwork for voter purges in the state. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

The United Farm Workers, along with the entire labor movement, stands in strong solidarity with our comrade, labor leader David Huerta. We demand his immediate release and condemn indiscriminate sweeps targeting working class immigrants.

When ICE comes into our neighborhoods targeting our communities and hurting our leaders, we show up! United. Organized. Ready to protect families.

🚨 Armed agents in tactical gear. Flash-bang grenades. So-called 'less-lethal' weapons". All used on peaceful protesters in LA demanding dignity for immigrants. This is what a police state looks like. This is what happens when cruelty becomes policy. We must speak out.

Right now, Congress is considering a budget package that would slash Medicaid funding, putting millions of American’s health care coverage at risk. Urge your Senators not to gut Medicaid: www.lwv.org/take-action/...

Ohio Senate Bill 153 is a massive election bill that threatens to exclude thousands of eligible Ohio voters from voting, debilitate Ohio’s direct democracy & bury Boards of Elections in meaningless bureaucracy. Tell Ohio Senators to vote NO on this terrible bill lwvohio.salsalabs.org/opposesb1530...

Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Please join LWVMA Gun Violence Prevention Legislative Specialist Caroline Ellis and wear orange June 6-8, 2025 to honor every life stolen or forever changed by gun violence in America #WearOrange⁠

LWV Texas supports legislation and administrative action to achieve equal rights for all. Join us in taking a stand to help protect our beloved LGBTQ Texans—together we can defeat discrimination and create a better world! #PRIDE #YallMeansAll

Dangerous and Unprecedented: LWVUS Responds to the President Directing DOJ to Investigate Political www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

League of Women Voters Files Briefs Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

All Americans — no matter who you voted for in 2024 — need to come together, stand united, and fight back to save our democracy. We cannot afford to fail the generations to come. Full statement: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

We're in court today fighting President Trump's executive order that threatens to make it harder for millions of people to vote. The Constitution is clear: The president doesn't have the authority to unilaterally change federal voting rules.