9 People Plead Not Guilty in a Texas Elections Probe Involving ‘Vote Harvesting’

An attorney for one of the defendants claimed in their motion to dismiss that the vote-harvesting statute is overbroad, vague and violates the First Amendment.

Texas Can No Longer Investigate Alleged Cases of Vote Harvesting, Federal Judge Says

Before the Sept. 28 ruling, a person who knowingly provided or offered vote harvesting services in exchange for compensation was committing a third-degree felony.

Judge Blocks Texas From Collecting Info on Trans Kids Receiving Gender-Affirming Care

The judge said in an order that providing the information would harm the group and its members in several ways, including violating their right of free speech.

Lawsuit Against Texas Attorney General Who Blocked Critics on Twitter is Dismissed

On July 9th, nine constituents dismissed their lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after he agreed to unblock them from his Twitter account. The nine plaintiffs, who were represented by the Knight First Amendment Institute, sued Paxton in April after he blocked them for criticizing some of his policies.