Texas Expands Push to Halt Democratic Voter Registration Bid

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a second suit to block a blue county’s bid to boost voter registration Friday, expanding his push to thwart what he says are attempts by local officials to identify likely Democratic voters.

The state court suit against Travis County follows a suit filed earlier in the week against Bexar County. In both cases, Paxton says the counties through their commissioners hired a third-party vendor with progressive political leanings to help register additional voters.

“There is no statute empowering defendants to identify and target potentially unregistered individuals who may or may not be ...