Abbott’s Houston raid didn’t end with arrests, but shut down voter drive [View all]

By JAMES DREW

Staff Writer

jdrew@dallasnews.com

Published: 30 August 2014 11:24 PM

Updated: 31 August 2014 12:36 AM
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On an overcast Monday afternoon, officers in bulletproof vests swept into a house on Houston’s north side. The armed deputies and agents served a search warrant. They carted away computers, hard drives and documents.

The raid targeted a voter registration group called Houston Votes, which was accused of election fraud. It was initiated by investigators for Attorney General Greg Abbott. His aides say he is duty-bound to preserve the integrity of the ballot box.

His critics, however, say that what Abbott has really sought to preserve is the power of the Republican Party in Texas. They accuse him of political partisanship, targeting key Democratic voting blocs, especially minorities and the poor, in ways that make it harder for them to vote, or for their votes to count.


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“If we lose Houston, we lose Texas and if we lose Texas, we lose the nation,” she said."

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