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The nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, LULAC, is one of several entities in Texas targeted in voter fraud raids led by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, CBS News has learned.

In a letter first obtained by CBS News, LULAC requested that the Justice Department investigate Paxton's office for Voting Rights Act violations. The organization is accusing Paxton's office of carrying out illegal searches premised on voter fraud

"These actions echo a troubling history of voter suppression and intimidation that has long targeted both Black and Latino communities, particularly in states like Texas, where demographic changes have increasingly shifted the political landscape," LULAC CEO Juan Proaño and the group's national president, Roman Palomares, said in the letter.

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 101 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Paxton might be the biggest scumbag in Texas.

And that's quite the achievement, since everything is bigger in Texas.

Fuckin' one-star State.

[–] Heikki@lemm.ee 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone who lives in TX, I can assure you there wouldn't be any stars on the flag if the rating system allowed it.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I live here too. I'm counting the days until I can move.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Born and raised and sad to say I prefer Oklahoma over Texas.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Why? Oklahoma is just East Texas with a Native American reservation bolted onto it.

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