2020 Census Self Response Rate

2020 Census

Self-Response Rate by state, county, city, or Congressional District
https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html

55% Texas State, 51.1% Houston (05/29/2020)

2020 Presidential Election

Texas will extend early voting period this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Abbott has already added more time to the early voting period for the July runoff election, citing the need to create a safe environment for in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.

BY PATRICK SVITEK MAY 28, 2020 21 HOURS AGO
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/28/texas-2020-early-voting-greg-abbott-coronavirus/

Texas Supreme Court: Lack of immunity to coronavirus alone isn’t enough for mail-in ballot
Although the court sided with state Attorney General Ken Paxton's interpretation of what constitutes a disability, it indicated that it is up to voters to assess their health and determine if they meet the state's definition, which could allow them to vote by mail.

BY ALEXA URA MAY 27, 2020 5 PM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/27/texas-vote-by-mail-coronavirus/

Federal appeals court temporarily blocks voting-by-mail expansion in Texas
While a panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put one federal judge's ruling on hold, the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a separate case aimed at limiting mail-in voting.

BY ALEXA URA MAY 20, 2020 4 PM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/20/federal-appeals-court-temporarily-blocks-voting-mail-expansion-texas/

Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic
District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic after finding the state's existing election rules violate the Equal Protection Clause.

BY ALEXA URA MAY 19, 2020 UPDATED: 6 PM
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/19/federal-judge-says-texas-voters-can-vote-mail-during-coronavirus/