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Texas local Leagues in the news Jan 2016 - May 2018

• Runoff pits businessman against former mayor - El Paso Inc. (5/14/18)

• Candidates for 197th District Court debate - Brownsville Herald (5/13/18)

• League of Women Voters annual meeting to be held Saturday - KFDA (5/11/18)

• 'Democracy dollars' campaign financing program could come to Austin - Spectrum News (5/07/18)

• District 21 Congressional Candidates Make Their Case as Runoff Nears - Rivard Report (5/7/18)

• Cinco de Mayo events, special in Lubbock - KCBD (5/05/18)

• 83-year-old Swiss Avenue resident sells lifetime of belongings for charity - Dallas Morning News (5/04/18)

• LWV to host state convention in Kerr April 27-29 - Hill Country Community Journal (4/24/18)

• Mayor Nelson to speak at League of Women Voters meeting Today - MyHighPlains (3/14/18)

• Mayor Nelson to speak at League of Women Voters meeting - News Channel 10 (3/12/18)

• 5 races to watch in the Texas primaries - Austin American-Statesman (3/06/18)

• Texas Ag Commissioner's Race: Get Results Here - Patch.Com (3/05/18)

• Go Vote Today! - Central Track.com (3/06/18)

• Commentary: Turnout for primary election finished on stronger note - Midland Reporter-Telegram (3/06/18)

• Flashback: Poll tax forces Dallas's League of Women Voters to get creative - Dallas Morning News (3/06/18)

• UTSA and League of Women Voters host Judicial Candidate Debate tonight - UTSA Today (2/27/18)

• Primary voting nears end - The Bandera Bulletin (2/28/18)

• Voting – why bother? - Wise County Messenger (2/28/18)

• Drawing 2020 election maps for fair representation - White Bear Press (2/27/18)

• Why they run: Behind the boom in Texas women vying for Congress - Dallas Morning News (2/26/18)

• Choose a representative that stands for common decency - The Daily Texan (2/26/18)

• Democratic candidates for Hays judge diverge on rail, water - Austin American-Statesman (2/16/18)

• Education issues dominate state Senate forum - Midland Reporter-Telegram (2/13/18)

• At Hays County debate, primary commissioners court candidates talk debt, voting equipment- Community Impact Newspaper (2/13/18)

• US House District 1 candidates make their cases during Monday forum - Tyler Morning Telegraph (2/12/18)

• Denton City Council races getting crowded - Denton Record Chronicle (2/12/18)

• From the Archives: Slow and steady for women in local gov't - Woburn Daily Times (2/12/18)

• NewsWest 9 to stream State Senator forum Tuesday night - KTRE.com (2/12/18)

• Waco-area news briefs - Waco Tribune-Herald (2/14/18)

• League of Women Voters of the Houston Area Voters Guide (2/12/18)

• Amarillo League of Women Voters releases guide to 2018 primary- Telemundo Amarillo (2/12/18)

• League of Women Voters distributes voters guides - Amarillo Globe-News 2/12/18

• League of Women Voters-Cy-Fair works to educate voters on local issues - Community Impact Newspaper (2/12/18)

• League of Women Voters hosting voter registration this weekend - Amarillo NewsChannel10 (1/25/18)

• Texas Voters' Bill of Rights encourages poll participation - La Prensa S.A. (1/25/18)

• Demonstrators celebrate anniversary of Women’s March - The Brownsville Herald (1/20/18)

• Teaching young people to vote is good for democracy - The Houston Chronicle (1/20/18) 

• Denton League of Women Voters receives grant - Denton Record-Chronicle (1/6/18)

2017

• League of Women Voters of Wichita Falls - Texoma Country (10/30/17)

• Denton League of Women Voters receives grant - Denton Record-Chronicle (1/6/18)

• League of Women Voters of Wichita Falls - Texoma Country (10/30/17)

• Candidate forum highlights strengths, goals - Bandera Bulletin (10/18/17)

• League of Women Voters distributing voter's guides - KFDA (10/16/17)

• Denton League of Women Voters briefs public on November ballot Denton Record-Chronicle (10/16/17)

• Denton League of Women Voters briefs public on November ballot - Denton Record-Chronicle (10/17/17)

• League of Women Voters of Amarillo to host election forum on Thursday - Amarillo Globe-News (10/14/17)

• Faces and Places: LWV - Times Record News (10/11/17)

• League of Women Voters Registering Voters Tomorrow at Randall County Annex - MyHighPlains, Amarillo (10/05/17)

• Wichita Falls TV Presentation - Texoma Country (10/02/17)

• Preview: League of Women Voters Conducting Voter Registration Saturday - MyHighPlains, Amarillo (9/29/17)

• League of Women Voters offers nonpartisan voter registration help - Amarillo Globe-News (9/24/17)

• State legislators review Texas special session - KIIITV.com (9/21/17)

• League of Women Voters hosts fall kickoff program - KFDA News 10 (09/12/17)

• County leaders raised taxes and voted themselves a 3% pay raise. Nobody even spoke up - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (09/12/17)

• League of Women Voters in Amarillo to host fall kickoff program - Topix (09/12/17)

• LWV-Wichita Falls on Texoma Country (9/04/17)

• 'Boomers and Beyond' - Hill Country Community Journal (8/01/17)

• LWV Of Hays County Join Forces In San Marcos Today For 'One Month Until Senate Bill 4 Forum' - San Marcos Corridor News (7/31/17)

• Local and statewide education panelists grope for a way forward - San Antonio Express-News (6/12/17)

• Neighborhood pulling for La'Shadion Anthony Shemwell in McKinney City Council race against candidate with more financial backing - Collin County Magazine (4/25/17)

• Council candidates note economic development is key to Grapevine's future - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (4/25/17)

• With Early Voting Comes Mobile App To Inform You On Ballot - Texas Public Radio (4/24/17)

• 2017 Election guide: Amarillo City Council mayoral candidate James Lowder II - Amarillo.com (4/23/17)

• League of Women Voters publishes special election voter guide - Corpus Christi Caller-Times (4/19/17)

• Nonpartisan group urges Texas Attorney General Paxton to stop appealing decisions on voter ID laws - The Bryan Eagle (4/18/17)

• UTSA and the League of Women Voters host District 5 Candidate Forum on April 3 - UTSA Today (3/30/17)

• League of Women Voters informs community on air quality - New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung (3/25/17)

• 'We've come a long way baby': League of Women Voters of the Dalton Area celebrates 65 years - Dalton Citizen (3/25/17)

• OUT & ABOUT: Governor for a Day, LWV luncheon - Midland Reporter-Telegram (3/20/17)

• Lawmaker pulls bill to change early voting in Texas - Austin American-Statesman (3/20/17)

• Denton to join International Women's Day with event, panel - Denton Record-Chronicle (3/2/17)

• A&M-CC interim president, LWV-CC discuss priorities - Corpus Christi Caller-Times (1/19/17)

• Why we'll march in Houston - Houston Chronicle (1/17/17)

• Community news: Disabilities rights discussion Jan. 25 - Austin American-Statesman (1/16/17)

• Texas wine, beer tasting to benefit Hays County women's league - San Marcos Mercury (1/11/17)

• School Finance and the Texas Legislature - Radio KGNB (1/10/17)

2016

• Coastal Bend universities tackle low voter turnout trends - Corpus Christi Caller-Times (11/02/16)

• Hill County Voters Cast Early Ballots - - Hillsboro Reporter (10/31/16)

• Early Voting In Texas Runs Through Friday -- Here's Where To Go And What To Bring - KERA News (10/31/16)

• Commentary: Texas has a long way to get it right on voter registration - Austin American Statesman (10/31/16)

• Voter participation: Another good lesson for schools - Corpus Christi Caller-Times (10/31/16)

• Early Voting is On Through Friday. Here's What You Need to Know - KUT (10/31/16) 

• Hill County Voters Cast Early Ballots - (10/31/16)

• A lesson in voting - Corpus Christi Caller-Times (10/29/16)

• Four views on San Marcos' top priorities for Place 3 City Council seat - Austin American Statesman (10/28/16)

• Justice, Place 3, Texas Supreme Court - Victoria Advocate (10/28/16)

• Houston Voting Guide- Houston About (10/28/16)

• Denton County Fixing Early Voting Issues - NBCDFW (10/27/16)

• Voting sign confusion continues - Denton Record-Chronicle (10/27/16)

• Travis County saw more in-person early voters Tuesday than Monday - Austin American Statesman (10/25/16)

• Comal County Voters Come Out Early - KGNB Radio (10/25/16)

• Campaign targets high school students to boost voter turnout in El Paso - Borderzine (10/25/16)

• Officials prepare for uncertainty, confusion as early voting begins Monday - Houston Chronicle - (10/23/16)

• League of Women Voters questions for MISD board candidates - Midland Reporter-Telegram(10/22/16)

• League of Women Voters Encourages Informed Vote - Time Warner News (10/21/16)

• Voter Guide: Early voting begins Monday - Hutto News (10/21/16)

• State Board of Education candidates in agreement on several topics at forum - Tyler Morning Telegraph (10/18/16)

• Texas sets voter registration record with 15 million - Austin American Statesman (10/13/16)

• East Texas women's voting group calling for women to step up this election - KLTV (10/12/16)

• National Voter Registration Day - KAUZ-TV Ch. 6 Wichita Falls (9/27/16)

• LWV-Wichita Falls Member, Tom Merritt, appears on 'Texoma Country', Texoma's Home Page (9/5/16)

• Dr. Dee Brock: Promoting the American Way, Tri County Leader - (8/25/16)

• League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi holds polling panel - KIII TV3 (8/19/16)

• East Texas women declare: 'It's time for the glass ceiling to be shattered' - KLTV (7/28/16)

• LWV-Wichita Falls Member, Tom Merritt, appears on 'Texoma Country', Texoma's Home Page (5/2/16)

• Mayor Jonse Honored at League of Women Voters Banquet - Manor Community News (3/18/16)

• League of Women Voters Dinner - Austin American Statesman (3/10/16)

• 52 Faces: Pat Stanley, League of Women Voters - Midland Reporter-Telegram (2/29/16)

• LWV-Amarillo on Panhandle Spirit, KVII-TV, ABC7 News (2/19/16)

• Trickle of voters cast early Texas ballots - KVUE (2/17/16)

• Early Voting In Primary Election Begins Tuesday - Texas Public Radio (2/15/16)

• League of Women Voters Guide 2016 Primary - TNR Digital (2/15/16)

• Early voting in Texas begins Tuesday - Houston Chronicle (2/15/16)

• Voter Guides Available At City Library - Hillsboro Reporter (2/15/16)

• League of Women Voters in Texas releases Voters Guide - Fox7 News (2/12/16)

• Millions Expected For The 2016 Texas Primaries- Houston Public Media (2/01/16)

• Op Ed: Opportunity to vote should not be taken for granted - Midland Reporter-Telegram (1/26/16)

• LWV-Corpus Christi Provides Voter Information at MLK Event (1/18/16)