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MRT: Cruz v. Allred Debate Tonight at 7pm // State Disaster Declared for Drought in 143 Counties // Abbott Voter Roll Claim Probed // DFW Home Building Slows
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MustReadTexas.com – @MustReadTexas
BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that Texas removed 6,500 noncitizens from its voter rolls -- that number was likely inflated,” Texas Tribune / ProPublica's Lexi Churchill and Vianna Davila, Texas Tribune's James Barragan and Votebeat's Natalie Contreras — “In late August, with a hotly contested presidential election less than three months away, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that the state had removed more than 1 million ineligible voters from its rolls, including more than 6,500 noncitizens.
The Republican governor said the Texas secretary of state’s office was turning over nearly 2,000 of those characterized as noncitizens to Attorney General Ken Paxton for investigation because records showed they had a voting history.
“Illegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated,” Abbott said in a press release.
The former registered voters whom Abbott called noncitizens, and the other people removed from the rolls since September 2021, were taken off through a routine practice local election officials conduct that includes culling the names of people who have moved or died. Election experts have urged caution in using the numbers to make definitive statements about registered noncitizens.
But Abbott did just that, initially stating in his news release that thousands of noncitizens had been stripped from the rolls.
His office then edited the press release after publication, softening it by adding the word “potential” before noncitizens.
Abbott’s claims helped to fan ongoing unsubstantiated Republican allegations that noncitizens plan to cast ballots en masse to sway elections for Democrats, assertions that former President Donald Trump and his party are using to cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming November election.
An investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat, however, found that the governor’s claims about noncitizens on the rolls appear inflated and, in some cases, wrong.
The secretary of state’s office identified 581 people, not 6,500, as noncitizens, according to a report it gave Abbott in late August that the newsrooms obtained through a public information request.
In response to questions about the basis for Abbott’s larger number, the secretary of state’s office told the news organizations that it had “verbally” provided the governor’s office with a separate number of people removed from the rolls who failed to respond to letters alerting them that there were questions about their citizenship.
The governor’s news release combined the two figures.
That means U.S. citizens who simply never received or responded to such letters are almost certainly included in Abbott’s 6,500 number. Abbott did not respond to requests for comment, and Secretary of State Jane Nelson declined to be interviewed." Texas Tribune
HOU CHRON: “Uptown garage fire that burned 30 cars believed to be accidental” Houston Chronicle ($)
SAEN: “The search for Suzanne Simpson: Investigators say they are close” SAEN ($)
DMN: “Dallas-Fort Worth home builders reported a slow third quarter” DMN ($)
HOU CHRON: “Greg Abbott issues disaster declaration for drought, wildfire risk” Houston Chronicle ($)
HOU CHRON: “Texas Department of Insurance rejects proposed TWIA rate increase” Houston Chronicle ($)
AAS: “Austin leaders renew promises for reform after USA TODAY investigation of rape kit backlog” AAS ($)
HOU CHRON: “DA: Harris County tax office employee paid 'six figures' in tax scheme” Houston Chronicle ($)
FW REPORT: “Fort Worth Chamber, Economic Development Partnership to formally split in 2025” FW Report
HOU CHRON: “Ted Cruz said Mitch McConnell is not helping his reelection bid” Houston Chronicle ($)
TX TRIB: “A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat” Texas Tribune
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> AP: "Ted Cruz and Colin Allred to meet in the only debate in the Texas Senate race" AP
> HOU CHRON: "What to watch for as Ted Cruz and Colin Allred face off for a debate" HOU CHRON
> AP: "What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed
over it" AP
> TX MONTHLY: "The Border Crisis Won’t Be Solved at the Border" TX MONTHLY
> TPR: "Cruz and Allred to face off in Senate race’s only debate on Tuesday" TPR
> THE TEXAN: "Cruz vs. Allred: What to Watch in Tonight’s U.S. Senate Debate" THE TEXAN
> HOU CHRON: "NASA launches orbiter to study Jupiter moon that could support life" HOU CHRON
> VALLEY CENTRAL: "SpaceX: Starship Flight 5 deemed successful" VALLEY CENTRAL
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "'A place to go and a place to stay': Mental health diversion center launches in Travis County" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> DMN: "Armed militias 'hunting FEMA' workers in hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, report says" DMN
> TPR: "San Antonio's Holt Truck Centers signs expansion deal with Houston-based Kyrish Truck Centers" TPR
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Texas teens can now see which state universities would automatically accept them" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> WACO TRIB: "Mike Copeland: Sports drink factory coming; Waco's tourism honor; Riverwalk work up for bid" WACO TRIB
> TX TRIB: "South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive — but this time Democrats are playing offense" TX TRIB
> AP: "Ted Cruz and Colin Allred wage another big US Senate fight in Texas" AP
> FWST: "A ‘demure’ Colin Allred vs. Ted Cruz ‘3.0’: What to expect from the Texas Senate debate" FWST
> WACO TRIB: "In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad" WACO TRIB
> EP TIMES: "'La Barbie' sold migrant woman for sex at El Paso hotel" EP TIMES
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> None.
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 7pm: NHL: San Jose at Dallas (ESPN+)
DALLAS COWBOYS: Cowlishaw: "Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys are equal parts tragedy, comedy" DMN ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: Golden: "Texas football, QB Quinn Ewers are about accountability with Georgia on tap" AAS ($)
HOUSTON ASTROS: "Houston Astros: Alex Bregman among team's Gold Glove finalists" Houston Chronicle ($)
HOUSTON DASH: "Houston Dash sign 17-year-old Texan Zoe Matthews" Houston Chronicle ($)
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