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Every Vote Counts: Tuesday GOTV Tips — How to Report Issues with Voting
Two years ago, during the midterm election, problems reported to the Election Protection Coalition affected more than 275,000 Texas voters. To assist voters, Election Protection volunteers are spread out at polling sites across the state. These volunteers will check the registration status for anyone told they aren’t on the voter
Every Vote Counts: Tuesday GOTV Tips — Become a Poll Worker and Help America Vote
Poll workers play a crucial role in our election process. We can’t have a free and fair election without enough employees staffing polling locations and assisting voters. As a poll worker, you can help America vote.
All Eyes on Texas: Meet our 2020 Gala Honorees
At Equality Texas, we have a goal of engaging, educating, and mobilizing our Texas community to support LGBTQ equality. When we come together for our virtual gala this year, it will be a night of celebration, inspiration, and generosity…and recognition of some of the people who have engaged, mobilized, and
Every Vote Counts: Tuesday GOTV Tips — The Importance of Voting Down Ballot
We feel the impact of all levels of government, but the further “down ballot” you go, the more you’ll see that impact in your day to day existence, from highway construction to police budgets, ID laws to school curriculum.
Every Vote Counts: Tuesday GOTV Tips — The 3 Things You Need to Know about Mail-in Ballots
Absentee and mail-in ballots in Texas can be confusing at the best of times. We’ll help you cut through the noise with the 3 things you need to know about voting by mail.
We’re Running Out of Time to Protect the Trans Community — Submit a Public Comment about the Proposed Anti-Trans HUD Rule Now
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a proposed rule change that would eliminate the protections for transgender people currently in place under the Equal Access Rule. This would leave trans people seeking shelter vulnerable to being denied placement and forced out onto the streets. A 2016 update of