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LWV of Fort Bend

Community Leaders

Leola Ross, President
Regina Johnson, Membership Chair

League ID

TX168

Stories from Around the State

Officials at the state level in Texas have decided not to spend any money on the 2020 census, even though in the past 10 years the population of Texas has grown massively. So business leaders, large cities and even nonprofits in Texas say they're being forced to step in instead.

The state of Texas' announcement that it was flagging tens of thousands of registered voters for citizenship checks was met with dismay among civil rights attorneys and voting rights advocates, who said it echoed efforts around the country to remove eligible voters from the rolls.

Texas Advocacy Groups to Texas Officials: Handing Over Voter Information Violates State Law

Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president, Chris Carson, issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Trump administration that the federal gov