A Travis County District Court ruled in favor of issuing an order to temporarily block a law that would remove Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum just weeks before early voting for the November election begins on Tuesday afternoon. Harris County filed a lawsuit last month challenging Senate Bill 1750,...
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee referred to the court order as a"win" but said the case was not over yet.Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce the court order and the legal steps the county would have to take once the state filed an appeal to the decision.
Menefee said the attorney’s office hopes to hear back from the Texas Supreme Court before September 1, roughly two weeks away. Garcia called out “one of the authors of the law” likely Senator Paul Bettencourt – although he did not refer to him by name – claiming that this author has been accused of running several elections in counties that were Democratic, Republican or mixed that experienced similar issues than those that occurred during Harris County’s November 2022 election.
The county attorney said regardless of how legal proceedings end up, Harris County residents should not be wary of voting as county officials are working together to ensure that no matter who runs the election – it will operate smoothly.A Travis County District Court ruled in favor of issuing an order to temporarily block a law that would remove Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum just weeks before early voting for the November election begins on Tuesday afternoon.
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